Greater Sandplover

Greater Sandplover

Charadrius leschenaultii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Ningaloo Marine Park
46 Verified records at Ningaloo Marine Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Sandplover sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 46 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
2 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
3 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
4 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
5 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
5–10%
6 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
7 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
8 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
<5%
9 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
10 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
11 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
12 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
13 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
14 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
15 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
16 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
17 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
18 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
19 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Greater Sandplover in Ningaloo Marine Park?

About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Sandplover sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 46 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Greater Sandplover in Ningaloo Marine Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Greater Sandplover in Ningaloo Marine Park in our monthly data.

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