Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris melanotos (Pectoral Sandpiper)
Closest Relatives at Cumbres de Monterrey National Park
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
American Woodcock
Scolopax minor
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
📅 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 Pectoral Sandpiper in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Pectoral Sandpiper sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pectoral Sandpiper in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Pectoral Sandpiper in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park in our monthly data.