Where to see

Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularius

Utría National Natural Park leads · 41 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Spotted Sandpiper during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#	Park	Country	Sighting
1	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	70–80%
2	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	60–70%
3	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
4	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
5	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
6	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
7	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
8	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
9	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	40–50%
10	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
11	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	30–40%
12	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
13	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
14	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
15	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
16	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
17	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
18	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
19	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
20	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
21	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
22	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
23	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	20–30%
24	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
25	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%

Quick answers

Which is the best park to see a Spotted Sandpiper?

Utría National Natural Park (Colombia) — about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Sandpiper sighting there, the highest of the 41 parks in our data.

Where else can I see a Spotted Sandpiper?

Caroni Swamp (about 63%), Bahía de Loreto National Park (about 48%), Ostional Wildlife Refuge (about 45%) are the next best options.