Least Sandpiper

Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Palo Verde National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
0–10
May
<5
Jun
0–10
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
40–50%
2 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
3 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
20–30%
4 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
5 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
6 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
7 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
8 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
9 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
10 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
11 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
12 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
13 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
14 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
15 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
10–20%
16 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
17 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
18 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
19 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
20 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
21 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
22 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
23 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
0–10%
24 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
0–10%
25 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
26 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
27 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
28 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
29 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
30 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
31 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
32 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
33 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
34 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
35 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
36 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
37 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
38 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
39 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
40 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
41 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
42 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
43 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
44 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
45 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
46 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
<5%
47 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
48 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
49 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
50 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
51 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
52 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
53 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
54 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
55 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
56 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
57 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
58 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
59 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
60 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
61 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
62 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
63 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
64 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
65 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
66 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
67 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
68 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
69 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
70 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
71 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
72 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
73 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
74 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
75 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
76 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
77 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
78 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
79 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
80 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
81 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
82 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
83 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
84 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
85 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
86 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
87 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
88 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
89 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
90 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
91 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Least Sandpiper in Palo Verde National Park?

About 11% of visitor-days record a Least Sandpiper sighting in Palo Verde National Park, based on 135 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Least Sandpiper in Palo Verde National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Least Sandpiper in Palo Verde National Park in our monthly data.

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