Western Sandpiper

Closest Relatives at Piedras Blancas National Park

See all 12 relatives Show fewer

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	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
2	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
3	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
4	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
5	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
6	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
7	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
8	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
9	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
10	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
11	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
12	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
13	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	0–10%
14	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
15	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
16	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
17	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
18	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
19	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
20	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	<5%
21	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
22	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
25	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
26	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
27	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
28	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
29	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
30	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
31	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
32	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
33	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
34	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
35	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
36	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
37	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
38	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
39	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
40	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
41	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
42	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
43	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
44	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
45	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
46	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
47	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
48	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
49	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
50	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
51	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
52	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
53	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
54	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
55	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
56	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Western Sandpiper in Piedras Blancas National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Western Sandpiper sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park, based on 25 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Western Sandpiper in Piedras Blancas National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Western Sandpiper in Piedras Blancas National Park in our monthly data.