Where has the Crab-Plover been recorded?

Dromas ardeola occurrence evidence comes from 51 records in 11 countries and territories, from 1889 to 2026. Most records come from Djibouti.

• 51 records
• 11 places
• 17 years recorded
• Aves class

Observation evidence passport

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

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.

Records over time

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Crab-Plover has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Crab-Plover. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.