Least Sandpiper

Closest Relatives at Galápagos Islands

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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	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
2	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
3	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	20–30%
4	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
5	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
6	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	20–30%
7	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
8	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
9	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
10	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
11	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
12	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
13	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
14	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	10–20%
15	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
16	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
17	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
18	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
19	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
20	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
21	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
22	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
23	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	5–10%
24	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	5–10%
25	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
26	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
27	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
28	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
29	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
30	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
31	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
32	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
33	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
34	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
35	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
36	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
37	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
38	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
39	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
40	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
41	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
42	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
43	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
44	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
45	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
46	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
47	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	<5%
48	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
49	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
50	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
51	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
52	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
53	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
54	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
55	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
56	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
57	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
58	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
59	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
60	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
61	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
62	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
63	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
64	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
65	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
66	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
67	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
68	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
69	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
70	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
71	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
72	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
73	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
74	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
75	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
76	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
77	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
78	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
79	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
80	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
81	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
82	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
83	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
84	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
85	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
86	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
87	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
88	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
89	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
90	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
91	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
92	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Least Sandpiper in Galápagos Islands?

About 12% of wildlife watchers report a Least Sandpiper sighting in Galápagos Islands, based on 848 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Least Sandpiper in Galápagos Islands?

October has the highest sighting rate for Least Sandpiper in Galápagos Islands in our monthly data.