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 Las Baulas Marine National Park
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Aphriza virgata
Calidris virgata
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
📅 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 Las Baulas Marine National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Semipalmated Sandpiper sighting in Las Baulas Marine National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Semipalmated Sandpiper in Las Baulas Marine National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Semipalmated Sandpiper in Las Baulas Marine National Park in our monthly data.