Western Sandpiper

Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park

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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

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
2	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
3	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
4	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
5	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
6	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
7	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
8	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
9	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
10	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
11	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
12	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
13	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	0–10%
14	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
15	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
16	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
17	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
18	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
19	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
20	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	<5%
21	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
22	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
25	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
26	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
27	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
28	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
29	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
30	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
31	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
32	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
33	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
34	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
35	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
36	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
37	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
38	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
39	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
40	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
41	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
42	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
43	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
44	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
45	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
46	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
47	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
48	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
49	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
50	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
51	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
52	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
53	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
54	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
55	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
56	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data