Solitary Sandpiper
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Solitary Sandpiper

Tringa solitaria

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Saguaro National Park
218 Verified sightings at Saguaro National Park From 2019 to 2026
5,955 Verified sightings across all 114 parks From 2019 to 2026
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Solitary Sandpiper

The solitary sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) is a small shorebird. The genus name Tringa is the Neo-Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle. The specific solitaria is Latin for "solitary" from solus, "alone".

This species measures 18–23 cm (7.1–9.1 in) long, with a wingspan up to 50 cm (20 in) and a body mass of 31–65 g (1.1–2.3 oz). It is a dumpy wader with a dark green back, greyish head and breast and otherwise white underparts. It is obvious in flight, with wings dark above and below, and a dark rump and tail centre. The latter feature distinguishes it from the slightly larger and broader-winged, but otherwise very similar, green sandpiper (T. ochropus) of Europe and Asia, to which it is closely related. The latter species has a brilliant white rump. In flight, the solitary sandpiper has a characteristic three-note whistle. They both have brown wings with little light dots, and a delicate but contrasting neck and chest pattern. In addition, both species nest in trees, unlike most other scolopacids.

It breeds... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Saguaro National Park

Greater Yellowlegs
NT

Greater Yellowlegs

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa melanoleuca

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Lesser Yellowlegs
VU

Lesser Yellowlegs

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa flavipes

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Willet
LC

Willet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa semipalmata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Spotted Sandpiper
LC

Spotted Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis macularius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Wilson's Snipe
LC

Wilson's Snipe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinago delicata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Least Sandpiper
NT

Least Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris minutilla

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Hudsonian Whimbrel

Hudsonian Whimbrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Numenius hudsonicus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Long-billed Dowitcher
NT

Long-billed Dowitcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Limnodromus scolopaceus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Western Sandpiper
LC

Western Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris mauri

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Baird's Sandpiper
LC

Baird's Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris bairdii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Wilson's Phalarope
LC

Wilson's Phalarope

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalaropus tricolor

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Pectoral Sandpiper
LC

Pectoral Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris melanotos

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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 Daily sighting probability
1 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
2 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
3 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
4 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
5 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
~10%
6 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~10%
7 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
8 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
9 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
10 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
11 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
12 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
13 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
14 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
15 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
16 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
17 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
18 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
19 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
20 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
<5%
21 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
22 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
23 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
24 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
25 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
26 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
27 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
28 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
29 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
30 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
31 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
32 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
33 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
34 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
35 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
36 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
37 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
38 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
39 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
40 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
41 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
42 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
43 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
44 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
45 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
46 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
47 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
48 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
49 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
50 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
51 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
52 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
53 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
54 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
55 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
56 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
57 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
58 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
59 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
60 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
61 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
62 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
63 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
64 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
65 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
66 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
67 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
68 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
69 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
70 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
71 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
72 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
73 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
74 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
75 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
76 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
77 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
78 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
79 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
80 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
81 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
82 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
83 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
84 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
85 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
86 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
87 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
88 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
89 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
90 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
91 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
92 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
93 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
94 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
95 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
96 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
97 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
98 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
99 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
100 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
101 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
102 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
103 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
104 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
105 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
106 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
107 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
108 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
109 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
110 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
111 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
112 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
113 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
114 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Solitary Sandpiper in Saguaro National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Solitary Sandpiper sighting in Saguaro National Park, based on 218 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Solitary Sandpiper in Saguaro National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Solitary Sandpiper in Saguaro National Park in our monthly data.

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