Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris mauri (Western Sandpiper)
Closest Relatives at Palo Verde National Park
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
📅 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 Western Sandpiper in Palo Verde National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Western Sandpiper sighting in Palo Verde National Park, based on 27 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Western Sandpiper in Palo Verde National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Western Sandpiper in Palo Verde National Park in our monthly data.