Common Ringed Plover

Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Nairobi National Park
70 Verified records at Nairobi National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The common ringed plover, great ringed plover or ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae. It breeds across much of northern Eurasia, as well as Greenland. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Ringed Plover sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 70 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
2 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
3 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
20–30%
4 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
5 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
6 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
10–20%
7 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
8 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
9 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
10 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
11 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
12 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
13 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
14 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
15 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
16 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
17 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
5–10%
18 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
5–10%
19 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
20 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
21 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
5–10%
22 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
5–10%
23 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
24 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
25 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
26 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
27 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
28 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
29 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
30 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
31 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
<5%
32 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
33 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
34 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
35 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
36 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
37 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
38 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
39 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
40 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
41 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
42 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
43 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
44 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
45 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
46 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
47 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
48 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
49 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
50 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
51 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
52 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
53 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
54 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
55 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
56 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
Insufficient data
57 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data
58 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
59 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
60 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Ringed Plover in Nairobi National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Common Ringed Plover sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 70 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Common Ringed Plover in Nairobi National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Common Ringed Plover in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.

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