Ruff
Calidris pugnax
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris pugnax (Ruff)
Closest Relatives at Olympic National Park
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Tryngites subruficollis
Calidris subruficollis
Aphriza virgata
Calidris virgata
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
📅 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 Ruff in Olympic National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Ruff sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ruff in Olympic National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Ruff in Olympic National Park in our monthly data.