Ruff
Calidris pugnax
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris pugnax (Ruff)
Closest Relatives at Lower Zambezi National Park
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
White-headed Lapwing
Vanellus albiceps
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
📅 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 Lower Zambezi National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Ruff sighting in Lower Zambezi National Park, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ruff in Lower Zambezi National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Ruff in Lower Zambezi National Park in our monthly data.