Common Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Ningaloo Marine Park
65 Verified records at Ningaloo Marine Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) is a small Palearctic wader. This bird and its American sister species, the spotted sandpiper (A. macularia), make up the genus Actitis. They are parapatric and replace each other geographically; stray birds of either species may settle down with breeders of the other and hybridize. Hybridization has also been reported between the common sandpiper and the green sandpiper, a member of the closely related genus Tringa. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Sandpiper sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 65 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
70–80%
2 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
60–70%
3 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
50–60%
4 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
5 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
6 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
7 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
8 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
30–40%
9 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%
10 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
11 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
12 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
13 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
14 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
15 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
16 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
17 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
18 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
19 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
20 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
21 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
22 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
23 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
24 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
25 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
26 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
20–30%
27 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
20–30%
28 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
29 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
30 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
20–30%
31 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
32 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
33 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
34 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
35 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
36 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
37 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
38 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
39 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
40 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
41 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
42 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
43 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
44 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
45 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
46 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
47 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
48 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
49 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
50 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
51 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
52 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
53 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
54 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
55 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
56 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
10–20%
57 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
58 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
59 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
10–20%
60 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
61 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
62 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
63 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
64 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
5–10%
65 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
66 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
67 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
68 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
5–10%
69 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
70 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
71 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
72 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
73 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
74 Lorentz National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
5–10%
75 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
76 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
77 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
78 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
79 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
80 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
81 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
82 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
83 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
<5%
84 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
85 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
86 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
<5%
87 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
<5%
88 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
89 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
90 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
91 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
92 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
93 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
94 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
95 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
<5%
96 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
97 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
98 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
<5%
99 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
100 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
101 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
102 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
103 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
104 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
105 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
106 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
107 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
Insufficient data
108 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data
109 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
110 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
111 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
112 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
113 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
114 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
115 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
Insufficient data
116 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
117 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
118 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
119 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
120 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
Insufficient data
121 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
122 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
123 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Sandpiper in Ningaloo Marine Park?

About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Common Sandpiper sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 65 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Common Sandpiper in Ningaloo Marine Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Common Sandpiper in Ningaloo Marine Park in our monthly data.

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