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 Kakadu National Park
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Little Curlew
Numenius minutus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Far Eastern Curlew
Numenius madagascariensis
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Comb-crested Jacana
Irediparra gallinacea
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
📅 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 Kakadu National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 33 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sharp-tailed Sandpiper in Kakadu National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Sharp-tailed Sandpiper in Kakadu National Park in our monthly data.