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 Yasuní National Park
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Tryngites subruficollis
Calidris subruficollis
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
📅 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 Yasuní National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Pectoral Sandpiper sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 120 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pectoral Sandpiper in Yasuní National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Pectoral Sandpiper in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.