Purple Sandpiper

Purple Sandpiper

Calidris maritima

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Wadden Sea National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
20–30
Oct
0–10
Nov
0–10
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 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 Wadden Sea National Park?

About 6% of visitor-days record a Purple Sandpiper sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 711 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

October has the highest sighting rate for Purple Sandpiper in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.

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