Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris himantopus (Stilt Sandpiper)
Closest Relatives at Celestún Biosphere Reserve
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
📅 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 Stilt Sandpiper in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Stilt Sandpiper sighting in Celestún Biosphere Reserve, based on 35 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Stilt Sandpiper in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Stilt Sandpiper in Celestún Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.