Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusTringa (Shanks, Tattlers, and Allies)
- SpeciesTringa ochropus (Green Sandpiper)
Closest Relatives at Mkomazi National Park
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Common Buttonquail
Turnix sylvaticus
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
📅 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 Green Sandpiper in Mkomazi National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Green Sandpiper sighting in Mkomazi National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Green Sandpiper in Mkomazi National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Green Sandpiper in Mkomazi National Park in our monthly data.