Semipalmated Sandpiper
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Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Cape Breton Highlands National Park
17 Verified records at Cape Breton Highlands National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The semipalmated sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) is a very small shorebird. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific pusilla is Latin for "very small". Within the genus Calidris, the semipalmated sandpiper is most closely related to the western sandpiper (Calidris mauri). It was formerly sometimes separated with some other stints in either Ereunetes or Erolia, but these placements would leave the rest of Calidris a paraphyletic group. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Semipalmated Sandpiper sighting in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Purple Sandpiper
LC

Purple Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris maritima

<5% · Rare
Least Sandpiper
NT

Least Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris minutilla

<5% · Rare
Sanderling
LC

Sanderling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris alba

<5% · Rare
Pectoral Sandpiper
LC

Pectoral Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris melanotos

Insufficient data
White-rumped Sandpiper
VU

White-rumped Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris fuscicollis

Insufficient data
Red Knot
NT

Red Knot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris canutus

Insufficient data
Spotted Sandpiper
LC

Spotted Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis macularius

10–20% · With luck
Greater Yellowlegs
NT

Greater Yellowlegs

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa melanoleuca

5–10% · With luck
Ruddy Turnstone
NT

Ruddy Turnstone

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Arenaria interpres

<5% · Rare
Lesser Yellowlegs
VU

Lesser Yellowlegs

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa flavipes

<5% · Rare
Solitary Sandpiper
LC

Solitary Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa solitaria

<5% · Rare
American Woodcock
LC

American Woodcock

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Scolopax minor

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
30–40%
2 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
3 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
4 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
10–20%
5 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
6 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
7 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
<5%
8 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
9 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
10 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
11 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
12 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
13 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
14 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
15 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
<5%
16 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
17 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
18 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
19 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
20 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
21 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
22 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
23 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
24 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
25 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
26 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
27 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
28 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
29 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
30 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
31 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
32 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
33 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
34 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
35 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
36 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
37 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
38 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
39 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
40 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
41 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
42 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
43 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
44 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
45 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
46 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
47 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
48 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
49 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
50 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
51 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
52 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
53 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
54 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
55 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
56 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
57 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
58 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
59 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
60 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
61 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
62 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Semipalmated Sandpiper in Cape Breton Highlands National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Semipalmated Sandpiper sighting in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Semipalmated Sandpiper in Cape Breton Highlands National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Semipalmated Sandpiper in Cape Breton Highlands National Park in our monthly data.

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