Willet
Tringa semipalmata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusTringa (Shanks, Tattlers, and Allies)
- SpeciesTringa semipalmata (Willet)
Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Aphriza virgata
Calidris virgata
📅 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 Willet in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?
About 35% of visitor-days record a Willet sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge, based on 192 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Willet in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?
October has the highest sighting rate for Willet in Ostional Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.