Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris melanotos (Pectoral Sandpiper)
Closest Relatives at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Aphriza virgata
Calidris virgata
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Rock Sandpiper
Calidris ptilocnemis
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
📅 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 Pectoral Sandpiper in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Pectoral Sandpiper sighting in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, based on 29 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pectoral Sandpiper in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Pectoral Sandpiper in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in our monthly data.