Evidence found
203,062 records across 80 countries and territories, 1845–2026.
Pluvialis squatarola · GBIF taxon key 2480327
Where has the Black-bellied Plover been recorded?
Pluvialis squatarola occurrence evidence comes from 203,062 records in 80 countries and territories, from 1845 to 2026. Most records come from Sweden.
- 203,062 records
- 80 places
- 157 years recorded
- Aves class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-24. 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.
6 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
18452026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Black-bellied Plover has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Black-bellied 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 | 183,672 | |
| Belgium | 11,636 | |
| United States | 5,207 | |
| Canada | 609 | |
| Colombia | 426 | |
| Austria | 375 | |
| United Kingdom | 249 | |
| South Korea | 238 | |
| Spain | 176 | |
| Mexico | 84 | |
| Germany | 38 | |
| Japan | 35 | |
| Russia | 34 | |
| Australia | 19 | |
| Peru | 15 | |
| France | 13 | |
| South Africa | 13 | |
| Netherlands | 12 | |
| Portugal | 11 | |
| Taiwan | 10 | |
| Italy | 9 | |
| Kenya | 9 | |
| Ecuador | 8 | |
| Senegal | 8 | |
| Cabo Verde | 7 | |
| El Salvador | 7 | |
| Namibia | 6 | |
| Puerto Rico | 6 | |
| Tanzania | 6 | |
| Brazil | 5 | |
| Costa Rica | 5 | |
| Hong Kong | 5 | |
| Mauritania | 5 | |
| Türkiye | 5 | |
| Cuba | 4 | |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | |
| Estonia | 4 | |
| Gambia | 4 | |
| Greece | 4 | |
| Cayman Islands | 4 |
Showing the top 40 of 80 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Charadriidae.
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Pacific Golden-Plover
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Semipalmated Plover
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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.