White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris fuscicollis (White-rumped Sandpiper)
Closest Relatives at Península Valdés
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Hudsonian Godwit
Limosa haemastica
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus
Blackish Oystercatcher
Haematopus ater
Snowy Sheathbill
Chionis albus
📅 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 White-rumped Sandpiper in Península Valdés?
About 11% of visitor-days record a White-rumped Sandpiper sighting in Península Valdés, based on 39 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White-rumped Sandpiper in Península Valdés?
March has the highest sighting rate for White-rumped Sandpiper in Península Valdés in our monthly data.