Bird
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola · Charadriidae · Charadriiformes
Best monthsAug–Octmost records
Records2,384,082in 133 countries
Most seen inUnited States1,285,801 records
Red ListVulnerableIUCN status
About
Black-bellied Plover in brief
The black-bellied plover (Pluvialis squatarola) is a bird of the Charadriidae family — species of bird.
Across the 133 countries we cover it has 2,384,082 published records, most of them from the United States, Canada and Sweden. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in August, September and October.
Its global conservation status is vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
United States1,285,801 records · best May, Oct
Canada229,728 records · best Sep, Aug
Sweden193,260 records · best Aug, Sep
Denmark94,535 records · best Aug, Sep
United Kingdom82,917 records · best Oct, Jan
Spain61,140 records · best Jan, Dec
France57,549 records · best Jan, Oct
Taiwan41,708 records · best Jan, Dec
Portugal38,770 records · best Dec, Jan
Netherlands36,975 records · best May, Oct
Mexico36,470 records · best Jan, Dec
Norway32,260 records · best Sep, Oct
Belgium13,514 records · best May, Oct
Germany8,727 records · best Oct, Sep
Estonia8,633 records · best Sep, Aug
United Arab Emirates8,085 records · best Jan, Dec
Japan7,940 records · best Sep, Aug
Italy7,292 records · best Jan, Dec
China7,078 records · best May, Apr
Cuba6,538 records · best Mar, Feb
Belize6,429 records · best Jan, Oct
Thailand6,380 records · best Jan, Feb
Bahamas6,308 records · best Jan, Dec
Chile5,819 records · best Feb, Oct
Greece5,808 records · best May, Jan
Türkiye5,421 records · best Jan, Oct
Israel5,183 records · best Apr, Aug
Venezuela4,574 records · best Mar, Nov
Poland4,445 records · best Oct, Sep
Honduras4,100 records · best Feb, Jan
Finland4,028 records · best Sep, Aug
South Korea3,951 records · best Apr, May
Ireland3,775 records · best Jan, Oct
Namibia3,758 records · best Nov, Sep
Morocco3,514 records · best Apr, Mar
Russia3,195 records · best Sep, May
Oman2,535 records · best Nov, Feb
El Salvador2,287 records · best Feb, Sep
Gambia2,232 records · best Nov, Jan
Sri Lanka2,035 records · best Feb, Dec
Philippines1,967 records · best Jan, Feb
Ukraine1,932 records · best Aug, May
Barbados1,863 records · best Sep, Oct
Dominican Republic1,849 records · best Feb, Jan
Kuwait1,753 records · best Apr, Nov
Bulgaria1,746 records · best Sep, Jan
Senegal1,594 records · best Jan, Feb
Nicaragua1,508 records · best Jan, Feb
Madagascar1,402 records · best Nov, Oct
Iran1,306 records · best Jan, Feb
Czechia1,244 records · best Oct, Sep
Saudi Arabia1,238 records · best Mar, Oct
Singapore1,110 records · best Mar, Nov
Austria1,046 records · best Sep, Oct
Jamaica1,035 records · best Mar, Feb
Trinidad and Tobago997 records · best Dec, Sep
Seychelles994 records · best Oct, Nov
Hungary977 records · best Oct, Sep
Mozambique884 records · best Mar, Dec
Croatia884 records · best Oct, Sep
Egypt707 records · best Apr, Mar
Georgia681 records · best Sep, May
Slovenia666 records · best Aug, Jul
Cape Verde597 records · best Apr, Mar
Romania533 records · best Sep, Aug
Qatar486 records · best Mar, Oct
Bangladesh442 records · best Jan, Mar
Suriname409 records · best Apr, Nov
Uruguay391 records · best Mar, Dec
Grenada354 records · best Sep, Oct
Kazakhstan320 records · best May, Oct
Tunisia316 records · best Apr, Dec
Antigua and Barbuda307 records · best Jan, Apr
Azerbaijan303 records · best Nov, May
Mongolia292 records · best Aug, May
Switzerland280 records · best Oct, May
Albania273 records · best Sep, Oct
Cyprus273 records · best Mar, Dec
Bahrain265 records · best Nov, Oct
Lithuania246 records · best Oct, Sep
Haiti246 records · best Dec, Feb
Guinea-Bissau235 records · best Feb, Jan
Saint Kitts and Nevis208 records · best Sep, Dec
Djibouti204 records · best Sep, Aug
Mauritania187 records · best Mar, Jan
Iceland180 records · best Sep, Oct
Latvia171 records · best Sep, May
Mauritius171 records · best Nov, Dec
East Timor168 records · best Nov, Sep
Palau163 records · best Oct, Sep
Libya155 records · best Jan, Nov
Saint Lucia150 records · best Feb, Nov
New Zealand139 records · best Jan, Dec
Gabon134 records · best Sep, Jan
Belarus127 records · best Sep, Oct
Slovakia122 records · best Oct, Sep
Pakistan117 records · best Dec, Oct
Yemen116 records · best Nov, Jan
Montenegro110 records · best Sep, Apr
Guinea93 records · best Jan, Feb
Serbia92 records · best Oct, Sep
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines90 records · best Nov, Feb
Somalia83 records · best Feb, Mar
Armenia58 records · best May, Apr
Algeria53 records · best Sep, Nov
Moldova42 records · best Oct, Sep
Liberia40 records · best Sep, Jan
Sierra Leone37 records · best Dec, Jan
Lebanon24 records · best Jan, Feb
Maldives22 records · best Mar, Jan
North Korea18 records · best Apr, May
Kyrgyzstan18 records · best Oct, May
Jordan16 records · best May, Dec
Eritrea15 records · best Jan, Feb
Comoros14 records · best Nov, Jan
Marshall Islands14 records · best Nov, May
Micronesia13 records · best Oct, Sep
Solomon Islands11 records · best Oct, Dec
Togo10 records · best Oct, Dec
Malta6 records · best Aug, Apr
Dominica6 records · best Jan, Nov
São Tomé and Príncipe6 records · best Jun, Jan
Syria5 records · best Jan, Feb
North Macedonia4 records · best Sep, Oct
Tajikistan4 records · best May, Jan
Vanuatu4 records · best Oct, Jan
Bosnia and Herzegovina3 records · best Oct, May
Fiji3 records · best Jan, Sep
Luxembourg2 records · best May, Oct
Tonga2 records · best Apr, Sep
Samoa2 records · best Mar, Jan
Kiribati1 records · best Apr, Jan
Turkmenistan1 records · best Aug, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
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