Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusTringa (Shanks, Tattlers, and Allies)
- SpeciesTringa solitaria (Solitary Sandpiper)
The solitary sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) is a small shorebird. The genus name Tringa is the Neo-Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle. The specific solitaria is Latin for "solitary" from solus, "alone". Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Solitary Sandpiper sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
📅 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 Solitary Sandpiper in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Solitary Sandpiper sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Solitary Sandpiper in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Solitary Sandpiper in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park in our monthly data.