Bird
Crab-Plover
Dromas ardeola · Dromadidae · Charadriiformes
Best monthsJan · Oct–Novmost records
Records8,679in 18 countries
Most seen inUnited Arab Emirates2,505 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Crab-Plover in brief
The crab-plover (Dromas ardeola) is a bird of the Dromadidae family — species of bird.
Across the 18 countries we cover it has 8,679 published records, most of them from the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Saudi Arabia. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, October and November and fall to their lowest in June and July.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
United Arab Emirates2,505 records · best Nov, Jan
Oman1,314 records · best Nov, Feb
Saudi Arabia1,028 records · best Mar, Apr
Madagascar882 records · best Nov, Oct
Kuwait830 records · best Nov, Jan
Seychelles591 records · best Nov, Oct
Iran519 records · best Jan, Feb
Djibouti339 records · best Sep, May
Sri Lanka320 records · best Feb, Dec
Egypt116 records · best Sep, Oct
Somalia78 records · best Jan, Feb
Qatar49 records · best Oct, Sep
Yemen36 records · best Feb, Oct
Eritrea33 records · best Jan, Feb
Mauritius15 records · best Dec, Nov
Comoros14 records · best Nov, Jan
Bahrain6 records · best Oct, Feb
Maldives4 records · best Jan, Dec
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.