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 Glacier National Park
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
📅 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 Glacier National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Willet sighting in Glacier National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Willet in Glacier National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Willet in Glacier National Park in our monthly data.