Egyptian Plover
Pluvianus aegyptius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyPluvianidae (Egyptian Plovers)
- GenusPluvianus
- SpeciesPluvianus aegyptius (Egyptian Plover)
The Egyptian plover (Pluvianus aegyptius), also known as the crocodile bird, is a wader, the only member of the genus Pluvianus. It occurs in a band across Sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia in the east and south to parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Despite the name, it no longer occurs in Egypt. The species was formerly placed with the pratincoles and coursers in the family, Glareolidae, but is now regarded as the sole member of its own monotypic family Pluvianidae. The species is one of several plovers doubtfully associated with the "trochilus" bird mentioned by the Greek historian Herodotus in a supposed cleaning symbiosis with the Nile crocodile. Wikipedia →
60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Egyptian Plover sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 195 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Niokolo-Koba National Park
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Senegal Thick-knee
Burhinus senegalensis
White-headed Lapwing
Vanellus albiceps
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Greater Painted-Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis
Black-headed Lapwing
Vanellus tectus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Egyptian Plover in Niokolo-Koba National Park?
About 62% of wildlife watchers report a Egyptian Plover sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 195 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Egyptian Plover in Niokolo-Koba National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Egyptian Plover in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.