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 Jaragua National Park
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
📅 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 Jaragua National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Willet sighting in Jaragua National Park, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Willet in Jaragua National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Willet in Jaragua National Park in our monthly data.