Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris melanotos (Pectoral Sandpiper)
Closest Relatives at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
Northern Jacana
Jacana spinosa
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
📅 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 Pectoral Sandpiper in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Pectoral Sandpiper sighting in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pectoral Sandpiper in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?
November has the highest sighting rate for Pectoral Sandpiper in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.