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Where does the Kentish Plover live?

Charadrius alexandrinus has 552,003 records in 147 countries and territories, from 1812 to 2026. Most records come from Taiwan.

Kentish Plover
Kentish Plover — Original: Davidvraju, edit: MPF / CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
AnimaliaChordataAvesCharadriiformesCharadriidaeCharadrius

When it is recorded

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Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Where it is recorded

PlaceRecordsShare
Taiwan 142,627
Spain 99,897
France 50,331
India 40,498
Portugal 40,222
United Arab Emirates 20,625
China 13,244
Israel 12,894
Japan 9,751
Sweden 8,572
Greece 8,516
Thailand 8,168
Denmark 7,816
Türkiye 7,700
Netherlands 7,624
Italy 5,580
Oman 4,386
Sri Lanka 4,323
Philippines 4,102
Morocco 3,727
Ukraine 3,108
Kuwait 3,026
South Korea 2,980
Iran 2,696
Cyprus 2,605
Hong Kong 2,525
Saudi Arabia 2,481
Belgium 1,910
Cabo Verde 1,711
Slovenia 1,691
Mongolia 1,689
Bulgaria 1,372
Egypt 1,279
Germany 1,253
Malaysia 1,242
United Kingdom 1,229
Qatar 1,157
Singapore 1,125
Russia 1,089
Austria 1,084

Showing the top 40 of 147 places.

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Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.