Actitis (Common and Spotted Sandpipers)

Genus

Common and Spotted Sandpipers

Actitis

2 species in our catalog · found in 264 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Common Sandpiper
LC

Common Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis hypoleucos

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Spotted Sandpiper
LC

Spotted Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis macularius

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%
Jan
~30%
Feb
~30%
Mar
~30%
Apr
~20%
May
~10%
Jun
~20%
Jul
~30%
Aug
~30%
Sep
~30%
Oct
~30%
Nov
~30%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Common and Spotted Sandpipers

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
~80%
2 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
~70%
3 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 1
~60%
4 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal 1
~60%
5 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi 1
~50%
6 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
~50%
7 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~50%
8 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~50%
9 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~40%
10 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~40%
11 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~40%
12 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~40%
13 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~40%
14 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~40%
15 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
~40%
16 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~40%
17 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
~40%
18 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 1
~40%
19 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~40%
20 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 1
~40%
21 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
~30%
22 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~30%
23 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~30%
24 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~30%
25 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~30%
26 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~30%
27 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
~30%
28 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~30%
29 Camargue 🇫🇷 France 1
~30%
30 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~30%
31 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~30%
32 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
~30%
33 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~30%
34 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
~30%
35 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~30%
36 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
~30%
37 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~30%
38 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~30%
39 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
~30%
40 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~30%
41 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
~30%
42 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~30%
43 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~30%
44 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~30%
45 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~30%
46 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
~30%
47 Cape Range 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~30%
48 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~30%
49 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
~30%
50 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
~30%
51 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
~30%
52 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~20%
53 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
~20%
54 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1
~20%
55 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~20%
56 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~20%
57 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
~20%
58 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~20%
59 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
~20%
60 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
~20%
61 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~20%
62 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 1
~20%
63 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
~20%
64 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
~20%
65 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
~20%
66 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba 1
~20%
67 Gir National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
~20%
68 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~20%
69 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 1
~20%
70 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~20%
71 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~20%
72 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~20%
73 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~20%
74 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~20%
75 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~20%
76 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
~20%
77 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
~20%
78 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~20%
79 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~20%
80 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~20%
81 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
~20%
82 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~20%
83 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 1
~20%
84 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~20%
85 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~20%
86 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~20%
87 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~20%
88 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~20%
89 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
~20%
90 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~20%
91 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~20%
92 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~20%
93 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
~20%
94 Komodo National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
~20%
95 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 1
~20%
96 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
~20%
97 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~20%
98 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~20%
99 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
~20%
100 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
101 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
102 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~10%
103 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
~10%
104 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
105 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~10%
106 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~10%
107 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
108 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~10%
109 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
110 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
~10%
111 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~10%
112 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
113 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
114 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
~10%
115 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~10%
116 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
~10%
117 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
~10%
118 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 1
~10%
119 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
~10%
120 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 1
~10%
121 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
122 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1
~10%
123 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
~10%
124 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~10%
125 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~10%
126 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1
~10%
127 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
~10%
128 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~10%
129 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~10%
130 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
~10%
131 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~10%
132 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
133 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
134 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 1
~10%
135 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland 1
~10%
136 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~10%
137 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala 1
~10%
138 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~10%
139 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
140 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland 1
~10%
141 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
142 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
~10%
143 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 1
~10%
144 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~10%
145 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
~10%
146 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~10%
147 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
~10%
148 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
~10%
149 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
150 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
151 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~10%
152 Tanjung Puting National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
~10%
153 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
~10%
154 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
~10%
155 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
~10%
156 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~10%
157 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~10%
158 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
159 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
~10%
160 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam 1
~10%
161 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~10%
162 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~10%
163 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
164 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
~10%
165 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 1
<5%
166 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
167 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
<5%
168 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique 1
<5%
169 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
170 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
<5%
171 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
172 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
173 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
174 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
175 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
176 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
177 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
178 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
179 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar 1
<5%
180 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia 1
<5%
181 Plitvice Lakes National Park 🇭🇷 Croatia 1
<5%
182 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia 1
<5%
183 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
184 Tangkoko Nature Reserve 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
<5%
185 Hohe Tauern National Park 🇦🇹 Austria 1
<5%
186 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
187 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
188 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
189 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
190 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
191 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
192 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
<5%
193 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
194 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan 1
<5%
195 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
196 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
197 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
198 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
<5%
199 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
200 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
201 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia 1
<5%
202 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
<5%
203 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
<5%
204 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
<5%
205 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
<5%
206 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
<5%
207 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
208 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia 1
<5%
209 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
<5%
210 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize 1
<5%
211 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
<5%
212 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
213 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
214 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
215 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar 1
<5%
216 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
217 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
<5%
218 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
219 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
220 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica 1
<5%
221 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
<5%
222 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 1
<5%
223 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
224 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
225 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
<5%
226 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
227 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
228 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
229 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
230 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
<5%
231 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%
232 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
233 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
234 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
235 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
236 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan 1
<5%
237 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
238 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
239 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 1
<5%
240 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
241 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
<5%
242 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala 1
<5%
243 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
<5%
244 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
245 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
246 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
<5%
247 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
248 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
<5%
249 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
<5%
250 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
251 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan 1
<5%
252 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
<5%
253 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
<5%
254 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
255 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
256 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
257 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
258 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
259 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
260 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
261 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
262 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
263 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%
264 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%