Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris melanotos (Pectoral Sandpiper)
The pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos), often abbreviated pec, is a small, migratory wader that breeds in arctic regions of North America and Asia, wintering in South America and Oceania. It eats small invertebrates. Its nest, a hole scraped in the ground and with a thick lining, is deep enough to protect its four eggs from the cool breezes of its breeding grounds. The pectoral sandpiper is 19–23 cm (7.5–9.1 in) long, with a wingspan of 38–46 cm (15–18 in). Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Pectoral Sandpiper sighting in Death Valley National Park, based on 27 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Death Valley National Park
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
📅 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 Death Valley National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Pectoral Sandpiper sighting in Death Valley National Park, based on 27 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Pectoral Sandpiper in Death Valley National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Pectoral Sandpiper in Death Valley National Park in our monthly data.