Green Sandpiper
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Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Virunga National Park
47 Verified records at Virunga National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Green Sandpiper sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 47 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

Wood Sandpiper
LC

Wood Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa glareola

5–10% · With luck
Common Greenshank
LC

Common Greenshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa nebularia

<5% · Rare
Marsh Sandpiper
LC

Marsh Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa stagnatilis

<5% · Rare
Common Redshank
LC

Common Redshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa totanus

Insufficient data
Spotted Redshank
LC

Spotted Redshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa erythropus

Insufficient data
Common Sandpiper
LC

Common Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis hypoleucos

5–10% · With luck
Little Stint
LC

Little Stint

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris minuta

<5% · Rare
Ruddy Turnstone
NT

Ruddy Turnstone

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Arenaria interpres

<5% · Rare
Ruff
LC

Ruff

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris pugnax

<5% · Rare
African Snipe
LC

African Snipe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinago nigripennis

<5% · Rare
Curlew Sandpiper
VU

Curlew Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris ferruginea

<5% · Rare
Common Snipe
LC

Common Snipe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinago gallinago

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Green Sandpiper in Virunga National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Green Sandpiper sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 47 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Green Sandpiper in Virunga National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Green Sandpiper in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.

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