
The grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola), known as the black-bellied plover in North America, is a medium-sized plover breeding in Arctic regions.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 639 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Grey Plover is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
639 records, iNaturalist
9 results in South Africa
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IUCN Red List
Vulnerable
Species
Pluvialis squatarola
Records
639
iNaturalist observations
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A record means a host has seen the Grey Plover on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
The Grey Plover is most recorded in Western Cape (60% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (24% of records), Eastern Cape (14% of records), based on 639 iNaturalist observations. 9 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Grey Plover on site or nearby.
The Grey Plover is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.
The Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
The grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola), known as the black-bellied plover in North America, is a medium-sized plover breeding in Arctic regions. It is a long-distance migrant, with a nearly worldwide coastal distribution when not breeding. The genus name is Latin and means relating to rain, from pluvia, "rain". It was believed that golden plovers flocked when rain was imminent.