Semipalmated Plover
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Semipalmated Plover

Charadrius semipalmatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Yellowstone National Park
2 Verified records at Yellowstone National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) is a small plover. Charadrius is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate. It derives from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine"). The specific semipalmatus is Latin and comes from semi, "half" and palma, "palm". Like the English name, this refers to its only partially webbed feet. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Yellowstone National Park

Killdeer
NT

Killdeer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius vociferus

20–30% · Possible
Spotted Sandpiper
LC

Spotted Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis macularius

20–30% · Possible
Wilson's Snipe
LC

Wilson's Snipe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinago delicata

10–20% · With luck
California Gull
LC

California Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus californicus

5–10% · With luck
Ring-billed Gull
LC

Ring-billed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus delawarensis

5–10% · With luck
American Avocet
LC

American Avocet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Recurvirostra americana

<5% · Rare
Wilson's Phalarope
LC

Wilson's Phalarope

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalaropus tricolor

<5% · Rare
Greater Yellowlegs
NT

Greater Yellowlegs

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa melanoleuca

<5% · Rare
Franklin's Gull
LC

Franklin's Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leucophaeus pipixcan

<5% · Rare
Baird's Sandpiper
LC

Baird's Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris bairdii

<5% · Rare
Solitary Sandpiper
LC

Solitary Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa solitaria

<5% · Rare
Long-billed Dowitcher
NT

Long-billed Dowitcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Limnodromus scolopaceus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Semipalmated Plover at Yellowstone National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
2 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
30–40%
3 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
4 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
5 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
6 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
7 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
8 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
9 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
20–30%
10 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
11 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
12 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
13 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
14 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
15 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
16 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
17 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
18 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
19 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
20 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
21 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
22 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
23 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
24 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
25 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
5–10%
26 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
27 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
28 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
29 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
5–10%
30 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
31 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
32 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
33 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
34 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
35 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
36 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
<5%
37 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
38 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
39 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
40 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
41 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
42 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
43 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
44 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
45 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
46 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
47 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
48 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
49 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
50 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
51 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
52 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
53 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
54 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
55 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
56 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
57 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
58 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
59 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
60 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
61 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
62 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
63 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
64 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
65 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
66 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
67 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
68 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
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