Curlew Sandpiper
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Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

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

The curlew sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) is a small wader. It is a long-distance migrant, breeding in the bogs and coastal lowlands of the Siberian Arctic, arriving there in June and staying until August or September. After the breeding season, it migrates south to spend the winter in Africa and along the coasts of Oceania and southern Eurasia, occupying tidal mudflats and saltpans. It has three main plumages that change with maturity and season. The non-breeding plumage shows brown-greyish upperparts and white underparts. The breeding plumage is much more striking, with the entire front tinted a deep rusty colour, more intensely so in males. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Curlew Sandpiper sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 44 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park

Ruff
LC

Ruff

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris pugnax

10–20% · With luck
Little Stint
LC

Little Stint

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris minuta

10–20% · With luck
Wood Sandpiper
LC

Wood Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa glareola

10–20% · With luck
Common Greenshank
LC

Common Greenshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa nebularia

5–10% · With luck
Marsh Sandpiper
LC

Marsh Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa stagnatilis

<5% · Rare
Common Sandpiper
LC

Common Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis hypoleucos

<5% · Rare
Blacksmith Lapwing
LC

Blacksmith Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus armatus

70–80% · Very likely
Crowned Lapwing
LC

Crowned Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus coronatus

40–50% · Likely
Double-banded Courser

Double-banded Courser

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhinoptilus africanus

20–30% · Possible
Black-winged Stilt
LC

Black-winged Stilt

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Himantopus himantopus

20–30% · Possible
Spotted Thick-knee
LC

Spotted Thick-knee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Burhinus capensis

5–10% · With luck
African Jacana
LC

African Jacana

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actophilornis africanus

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
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 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
20–30%
2 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
3 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
4 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
5 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
6 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
7 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
8 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
9 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
10 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
11 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
12 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
13 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
14 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
15 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
16 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
<5%
17 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
18 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
19 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
20 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
21 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
22 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
23 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
24 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
25 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
26 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
27 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
28 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
29 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
30 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
Insufficient data
31 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
Insufficient data
32 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
33 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
34 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
35 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
36 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
37 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
38 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
39 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
40 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
41 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data
42 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data
43 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
44 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data
45 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
46 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
47 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
48 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
49 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
50 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
51 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
52 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
53 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
54 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
55 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Curlew Sandpiper in Etosha National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Curlew Sandpiper sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 44 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Curlew Sandpiper in Etosha National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Curlew Sandpiper in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.

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