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 Ciénaga de Zapata
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
📅 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 Ciénaga de Zapata?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Western Sandpiper sighting in Ciénaga de Zapata, based on 31 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Western Sandpiper in Ciénaga de Zapata?
March has the highest sighting rate for Western Sandpiper in Ciénaga de Zapata in our monthly data.