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 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 41 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
American Woodcock
Scolopax minor
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
📅 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 Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Solitary Sandpiper sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 41 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Solitary Sandpiper in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Solitary Sandpiper in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in our monthly data.