Purple Sandpiper

Closest Relatives at Vatnajokull National Park

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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	Probability
1	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	0–10%
2	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
3	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	<5%
4	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
5	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
6	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data
7	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	Insufficient data
8	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
9	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data
10	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data
11	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data
12	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Purple Sandpiper in Vatnajokull National Park?

About 3% of visitor-days record a Purple Sandpiper sighting in Vatnajokull National Park, based on 67 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Purple Sandpiper in Vatnajokull National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Purple Sandpiper in Vatnajokull National Park in our monthly data.