Willet
Tringa semipalmata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusTringa (Shanks, Tattlers, and Allies)
- SpeciesTringa semipalmata (Willet)
Closest Relatives at Machalilla National Park
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Red Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicarius
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
📅 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 Willet in Machalilla National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Willet sighting in Machalilla National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Willet in Machalilla National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Willet in Machalilla National Park in our monthly data.