Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCharadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
GenusTringa (Shanks, Tattlers, and Allies)
SpeciesTringa ochropus (Green Sandpiper)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Vanoise National Park

4 Verified sightings at Vanoise National Park From 2019 to 2026

12,591 Verified sightings across all 93 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Green Sandpiper

The green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) is a small wader (shorebird) of the Old World. The green sandpiper represents an ancient lineage of the genus Tringa; its only close living relative is the solitary sandpiper (T. solitaria). 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.

Given its basal position in Tringa, it is fairly unsurprising that suspected cases of hybridisation between this species and the common sandpiper (A. hypoleucos) of the sister genus Actitis have been reported. The green sandpiper was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the current binomial name Tringa ochropus. 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 ochropus is from Ancient Greek okhros, "ochre", and pous, "foot". The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.

This species is a somewhat... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Vanoise National Park

Calidris alpina

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Actitis hypoleucos

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Charadrius morinellus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC Endemic

Larus michahellis

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	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	~40%
2	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	~30%
3	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~30%
4	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	~30%
5	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	~30%
6	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	~30%
7	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	~30%
8	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	~20%
9	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
10	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	~20%
11	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	~20%
12	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	~20%
13	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
14	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
15	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	~10%
16	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~10%
17	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
18	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
19	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
20	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~10%
21	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~10%
22	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
23	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
24	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
25	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
26	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~10%
27	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~10%
28	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
29	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
30	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~10%
31	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
32	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
33	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
34	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
35	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	~10%
36	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
37	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
38	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
39	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
40	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
41	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
42	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
43	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	~10%
44	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	~10%
45	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
46	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
47	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
48	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
49	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
50	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
51	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
52	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
53	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
54	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
55	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
56	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
57	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
58	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
59	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	<5%
60	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
61	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	<5%
62	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	<5%
63	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
64	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
65	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
66	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
67	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
68	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
69	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
70	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
71	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	Insufficient data
72	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
73	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data
74	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
75	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
76	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
77	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
78	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
79	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
80	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
81	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
82	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
83	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
84	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
85	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
86	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	Insufficient data
87	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
88	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
89	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data
90	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
91	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	Insufficient data
92	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
93	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	Insufficient data

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Green Sandpiper

About the Green Sandpiper

Closest Relatives at Vanoise National Park

Dunlin

Common Sandpiper

Eurasian Dotterel

Yellow-legged Gull

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found