Aphriza virgata
Calidris virgata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris virgata (Aphriza virgata)
Closest Relatives at Olympic National Park
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Tryngites subruficollis
Calidris subruficollis
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Rock Sandpiper
Calidris ptilocnemis
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paracas National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 11 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 14 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 15 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 17 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 18 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 19 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 20 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Aphriza virgata in Olympic National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Aphriza virgata sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 386 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Aphriza virgata in Olympic National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Aphriza virgata in Olympic National Park in our monthly data.