Stilt Sandpiper

Stilt Sandpiper

Calidris himantopus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Palo Verde National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
0–10
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
20–30%
2 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
3 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
4 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
<5%
5 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
6 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
7 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
8 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
9 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
10 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
11 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
12 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
13 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
14 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
15 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
16 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
17 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
18 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
19 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
20 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
21 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
22 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
23 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
24 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
25 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
26 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
27 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
28 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
29 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
30 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
31 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
32 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
33 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
34 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
35 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
36 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
37 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
38 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
39 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
40 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
41 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
42 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
43 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
44 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
45 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
46 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
47 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
48 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
49 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 3% of visitor-days record a Stilt Sandpiper sighting in Palo Verde National Park, based on 32 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

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

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