Spotted Sandpiper

Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

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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	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	70–80%
2	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	60–70%
3	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
4	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
5	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
6	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
7	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
8	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
9	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	40–50%
10	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
11	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	30–40%
12	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
13	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
14	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
15	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
16	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
17	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
18	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
19	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
20	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
21	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
22	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
23	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	20–30%
24	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
25	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
26	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
27	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	20–30%
28	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	20–30%
29	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	20–30%
30	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
31	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
32	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
33	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
34	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
35	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
36	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	10–20%
37	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
38	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
39	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
40	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
41	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	10–20%
42	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
43	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
44	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
45	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
46	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
47	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
48	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
49	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
50	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
51	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
52	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
53	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
54	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
55	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
56	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
57	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
58	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
59	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
60	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
61	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
62	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
63	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	0–10%
64	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	0–10%
65	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
66	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
67	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
68	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
69	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	0–10%
70	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
71	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
72	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
73	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	0–10%
74	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
75	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	0–10%
76	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
77	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	0–10%
78	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
79	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
80	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
81	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
82	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
83	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
84	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
85	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
86	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
87	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
88	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
89	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
90	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
91	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
92	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
93	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
94	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
95	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
96	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
97	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
98	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
99	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
100	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
101	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	<5%
102	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
103	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
104	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
105	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
106	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
107	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	<5%
108	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
109	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
110	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
111	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
112	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
113	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
114	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
115	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
116	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
117	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
118	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
119	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
120	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
121	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
122	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
123	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
124	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
125	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Sandpiper in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

About 45% of visitor-days record a Spotted Sandpiper sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge, based on 246 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Spotted Sandpiper in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

October has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Sandpiper in Ostional Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.