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 Galápagos Islands
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Aphriza virgata
Calidris virgata
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
📅 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 Galápagos Islands?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Baird's Sandpiper sighting in Galápagos Islands, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Baird's Sandpiper in Galápagos Islands?
September has the highest sighting rate for Baird's Sandpiper in Galápagos Islands in our monthly data.