Pacific Golden-Plover

Closest Relatives at Wilpattu National Park

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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	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	30–40%
2	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	10–20%
3	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	5–10%
4	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
5	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
6	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
7	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
8	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
9	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
10	Hemis National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
11	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
12	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
13	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
14	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
15	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
16	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data
17	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
18	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
19	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
20	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
21	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
22	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data
23	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
24	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data
25	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	Insufficient data
26	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
27	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
28	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	Insufficient data
29	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
30	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
31	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	Insufficient data
32	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data
33	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
34	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data
35	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pacific Golden-Plover in Wilpattu National Park?

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Pacific Golden-Plover sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 130 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pacific Golden-Plover in Wilpattu National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Pacific Golden-Plover in Wilpattu National Park in our monthly data.