Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusTringa (Shanks, Tattlers, and Allies)
- SpeciesTringa stagnatilis (Marsh Sandpiper)
Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
📅 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 Marsh Sandpiper in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Marsh Sandpiper sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 32 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Marsh Sandpiper in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Marsh Sandpiper in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.