Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris ferruginea (Curlew Sandpiper)
Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Curlew Sandpiper in Addo Elephant National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Curlew Sandpiper sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Curlew Sandpiper in Addo Elephant National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Curlew Sandpiper in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.