Ruff
Calidris pugnax
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris pugnax (Ruff)
Closest Relatives at Gorongosa National Park
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Collared Pratincole
Glareola pratincola
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
📅 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 Ruff in Gorongosa National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Ruff sighting in Gorongosa National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ruff in Gorongosa National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Ruff in Gorongosa National Park in our monthly data.