Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCharadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
GenusTringa (Shanks, Tattlers, and Allies)
SpeciesTringa glareola (Wood Sandpiper)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Komodo National Park

1 Verified sightings at Komodo National Park From 2019 to 2026

17,278 Verified sightings across all 106 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Wood Sandpiper

The wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) is a small wader belonging to the sandpiper family Scolopacidae. A Eurasian species, it is the smallest of the shanks, a genus of mid-sized, long-legged waders that largely inhabit freshwater and wetland environments, as opposed to the maritime or coastal habitats of other, similar species.

The wood sandpiper was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the current binomial name Tringa glareola. Linnaeus cited his own Fauna Svecica that had been published in 1746. He specified the type locality as Europe but it is now restricted to Sweden. The species is considered to be monotypic: no subspecies are recognised. The genus name, Tringa, is the Neo-Latin name given to the green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) in 1599 by Aldrovandus, based on the Ancient Greek trungas, a "thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing" wading bird mentioned by Aristotle. The specific glareola is from the Latin glarea, meaning "gravel".

The wood sandpiper resembles a longer-legged, more delicate form of the aforementioned green sandpiper (T. ochropus), or a solitary sandpiper... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Komodo National Park

Phalaropus lobatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Actitis hypoleucos

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Numenius phaeopus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Calidris alba

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Arenaria interpres

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Thalasseus bergii

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Sterna sumatrana

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Esacus magnirostris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Onychoprion anaethetus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Thalasseus bengalensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sterna hirundo

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Anous stolidus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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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	Daily sighting probability
1	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	~50%
2	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~40%
3	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~40%
4	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~40%
5	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~30%
6	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	~30%
7	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	~30%
8	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~30%
9	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
10	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~20%
11	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
12	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	~20%
13	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~20%
14	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	~20%
15	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
16	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	~20%
17	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~20%
18	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~20%
19	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~20%
20	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~20%
21	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
22	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	~20%
23	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
24	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	~20%
25	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
26	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	~20%
27	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~20%
28	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
29	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	~20%
30	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
31	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~20%
32	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
33	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~10%
34	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
35	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	~10%
36	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
37	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
38	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
39	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
40	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
41	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
42	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~10%
43	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~10%
44	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
45	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	~10%
46	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	~10%
47	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	~10%
48	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
49	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
50	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
51	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
52	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	~10%
53	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	~10%
54	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
55	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
56	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	<5%
57	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
58	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	<5%
59	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
60	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	<5%
61	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
62	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
63	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
64	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
65	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
66	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
67	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
68	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
69	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
70	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	<5%
71	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
72	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	<5%
73	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
74	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	<5%
75	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
76	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
77	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
78	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
79	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
80	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
81	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
82	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
83	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
84	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
85	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
86	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
87	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
88	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
89	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
90	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
91	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
92	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	Insufficient data
93	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
94	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
95	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
96	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
97	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
98	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
99	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data
100	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data
101	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
102	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	Insufficient data
103	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	Insufficient data
104	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
105	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data
106	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

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Wood Sandpiper

About the Wood Sandpiper

Closest Relatives at Komodo National Park

Red-necked Phalarope

Common Sandpiper

Whimbrel

Sanderling

Ruddy Turnstone

Crested Tern

Black-naped Tern

Beach Thick-knee

Bridled Tern

Lesser Crested Tern

Common Tern

Brown Noddy

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found