Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris acuminata (Sharp-tailed Sandpiper)
Closest Relatives at Great Otway National Park
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Latham's Snipe
Gallinago hardwickii
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 9 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 11 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 13 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper in Great Otway National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 48 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sharp-tailed Sandpiper in Great Otway National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Sharp-tailed Sandpiper in Great Otway National Park in our monthly data.