Rock Sandpiper
Calidris ptilocnemis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris ptilocnemis (Rock Sandpiper)
Closest Relatives at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Aphriza virgata
Calidris virgata
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Rock Sandpiper at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |