Green Sandpiper
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Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Silhouette: Andy Wilson · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Nyungwe National Park
16 Verified sightings at Nyungwe National Park From 2019 to 2026
12,591 Verified sightings across all 93 parks From 2019 to 2026
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Green Sandpiper

The green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) is a small wader (shorebird) of the Old World. The green sandpiper represents an ancient lineage of the genus Tringa; its only close living relative is the solitary sandpiper (T. solitaria). They both have brown wings with little light dots and a delicate but contrasting neck and chest pattern. In addition, both species nest in trees, unlike most other scolopacids.

Given its basal position in Tringa, it is fairly unsurprising that suspected cases of hybridisation between this species and the common sandpiper (A. hypoleucos) of the sister genus Actitis have been reported. The green sandpiper was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the current binomial name Tringa ochropus. The genus name Tringa is the Neo-Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle. The specific ochropus is from Ancient Greek okhros, "ochre", and pous, "foot". The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.

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Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park

Wood Sandpiper
LC

Wood Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa glareola

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Common Greenshank
LC

Common Greenshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa nebularia

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Common Sandpiper
LC

Common Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis hypoleucos

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
African Snipe
LC

African Snipe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinago nigripennis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Long-toed Lapwing
LC

Long-toed Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus crassirostris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
African Jacana
LC

African Jacana

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actophilornis africanus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Lesser Black-backed Gull
LC

Lesser Black-backed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus fuscus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
African Wattled Lapwing
LC

African Wattled Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus senegallus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Caspian Plover
LC

Caspian Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius asiaticus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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
~40%
2 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
3 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~30%
4 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
5 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~30%
6 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~30%
7 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
~30%
8 Camargue 🇫🇷 France
~20%
9 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
10 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
~20%
11 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
12 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
13 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
14 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
15 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~10%
16 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
17 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
18 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
19 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
20 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
21 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
22 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
23 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
24 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
25 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
26 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
27 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
28 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
29 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
30 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~10%
31 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
32 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
33 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
34 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
35 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~10%
36 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
37 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
38 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
39 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
40 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
41 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
42 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
43 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
~10%
44 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
45 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
46 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
47 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
48 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
49 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
50 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
51 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
52 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
53 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
54 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
55 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
56 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
57 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
58 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
59 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
<5%
60 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
61 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
62 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
63 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
64 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
65 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
66 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
67 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
68 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
69 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
70 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
71 Hohe Tauern National Park 🇦🇹 Austria
Insufficient data
72 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
73 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data
74 Gir National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
75 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
76 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
77 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
78 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
79 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
80 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
81 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
82 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
83 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
84 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
85 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
86 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
Insufficient data
87 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
88 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
89 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
90 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
91 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
Insufficient data
92 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
93 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Green Sandpiper in Nyungwe National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Green Sandpiper sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Green Sandpiper in Nyungwe National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Green Sandpiper in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.

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