Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris pusilla (Semipalmated Sandpiper)
Closest Relatives at Jaragua National Park
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
📅 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 Semipalmated Sandpiper in Jaragua National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Semipalmated Sandpiper sighting in Jaragua National Park, based on 22 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Semipalmated Sandpiper in Jaragua National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Semipalmated Sandpiper in Jaragua National Park in our monthly data.