Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusActitis (Common and Spotted Sandpipers)
- SpeciesActitis hypoleucos (Common Sandpiper)
Closest Relatives at Great Otway National Park
Latham's Snipe
Gallinago hardwickii
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Hooded Plover
Thinornis cucullatus
📅 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 Common Sandpiper in Great Otway National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Common Sandpiper sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Sandpiper in Great Otway National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Common Sandpiper in Great Otway National Park in our monthly data.