Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris mauri (Western Sandpiper)
Closest Relatives at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
📅 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 Western Sandpiper in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Western Sandpiper sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park, based on 28 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Western Sandpiper in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Western Sandpiper in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park in our monthly data.