Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris bairdii (Baird's Sandpiper)
Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Tryngites subruficollis
Calidris subruficollis
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Aphriza virgata
Calidris virgata
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
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 Baird's Sandpiper in Channel Islands National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Baird's Sandpiper sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 70 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Baird's Sandpiper in Channel Islands National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Baird's Sandpiper in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.