Ruff
Calidris pugnax
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris pugnax (Ruff)
Closest Relatives at Kaziranga National Park
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Pin-tailed Snipe
Gallinago stenura
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
📅 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 Ruff in Kaziranga National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Ruff sighting in Kaziranga National Park, based on 36 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ruff in Kaziranga National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Ruff in Kaziranga National Park in our monthly data.