Ruff
Calidris pugnax
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris pugnax (Ruff)
Closest Relatives at Tsavo West National Park
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
Black-headed Lapwing
Vanellus tectus
📅 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 Ruff in Tsavo West National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Ruff sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ruff in Tsavo West National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Ruff in Tsavo West National Park in our monthly data.