Wood Sandpiper

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Wood Sandpiper in Masai Mara National Reserve?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wood Sandpiper sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 411 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see Wood Sandpiper in Masai Mara National Reserve?

November has the highest sighting rate for Wood Sandpiper in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.

Tringa glareola

Silhouette: Andy Wilson · PhyloPic

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 ~10% · With luck

at Masai Mara National Reserve

411 Verified sightings at Masai Mara National Reserve From 2019 to 2026

17,279 Verified sightings across all 107 parks From 2019 to 2026

November Best month highest sighting rate

☀️ 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 Masai Mara National Reserve

Tringa ochropus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tringa nebularia

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Tringa stagnatilis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Tringa erythropus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Actitis hypoleucos

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Calidris temminckii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Gallinago gallinago

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Calidris pugnax

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Calidris minuta

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Calidris ferruginea

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Vanellus coronatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Vanellus senegallus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

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	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
95	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
96	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
97	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
98	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
99	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
100	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data
101	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data
102	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
103	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	Insufficient data
104	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	Insufficient data
105	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data
106	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
107	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Wood Sandpiper in Masai Mara National Reserve?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wood Sandpiper sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 411 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Wood Sandpiper in Masai Mara National Reserve?

November has the highest sighting rate for Wood Sandpiper in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.

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Wood Sandpiper

About the Wood Sandpiper

Recent sightings of Wood Sandpiper in Masai Mara National Reserve

Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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