Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris melanotos (Pectoral Sandpiper)
Closest Relatives at Tambopata National Reserve
Tryngites subruficollis
Calidris subruficollis
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Paraguayan Snipe
Gallinago paraguaiae
📅 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 Pectoral Sandpiper in Tambopata National Reserve?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Pectoral Sandpiper sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pectoral Sandpiper in Tambopata National Reserve?
September has the highest sighting rate for Pectoral Sandpiper in Tambopata National Reserve in our monthly data.