Willet
Tringa semipalmata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusTringa (Shanks, Tattlers, and Allies)
- SpeciesTringa semipalmata (Willet)
Closest Relatives at Galápagos Islands
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Hudsonian Godwit
Limosa haemastica
📅 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 Willet in Galápagos Islands?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Willet sighting in Galápagos Islands, based on 55 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Willet in Galápagos Islands?
February has the highest sighting rate for Willet in Galápagos Islands in our monthly data.