Evidence found
318,324 records across 29 countries and territories, 1745–2026.
Pluvialis apricaria · GBIF taxon key 2480332
Where has the European Golden-Plover been recorded?
Pluvialis apricaria occurrence evidence comes from 318,324 records in 29 countries and territories, from 1745 to 2026. Most records come from Sweden.
- 318,324 records
- 29 places
- 134 years recorded
- Aves class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: August.
9 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
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Peak month: August. 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
17452026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where European Golden-Plover has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for European Golden-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.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 297,624 | |
| Belgium | 18,040 | |
| Netherlands | 1,109 | |
| United Kingdom | 731 | |
| Austria | 308 | |
| Spain | 257 | |
| Germany | 51 | |
| Denmark | 49 | |
| Iceland | 43 | |
| Russia | 32 | |
| Finland | 15 | |
| Norway | 14 | |
| Luxembourg | 9 | |
| France | 6 | |
| Italy | 5 | |
| Greece | 4 | |
| Portugal | 4 | |
| Canada | 3 | |
| Israel | 3 | |
| United States | 3 | |
| Estonia | 2 | |
| Ireland | 2 | |
| Czechia | 1 | |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | |
| Greenland | 1 | |
| Gambia | 1 | |
| Iran | 1 | |
| Japan | 1 | |
| Senegal | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Charadriidae.
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1,123,258 records
Common Ringed Plover
462,509 records
Black-bellied Plover
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39,579 records
Pacific Golden-Plover
18,364 records
Kentish Plover
11,475 records
Semipalmated Plover
7,511 records
Southern Lapwing
5,354 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. 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.
Repeated records across many years and months. 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.