Baird's Sandpiper

Baird's Sandpiper

Calidris bairdii

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

Baird's sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) is a small shorebird. It is among those Calidris species which were formerly sometimes included in the genus Erolia, which was subsumed into the genus Calidris in 1973. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The English name and specific bairdii commemorate Spencer Fullerton Baird, 19th-century naturalist and assistant secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Baird's Sandpiper sighting in Madidi National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
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 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
20–30%
2 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
20–30%
3 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
4 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
5 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
6 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
7 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
8 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
9 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
<5%
10 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
11 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
12 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
13 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
14 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
15 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
16 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
17 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
18 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
19 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
20 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
21 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
22 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
23 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
24 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
25 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
26 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
27 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
28 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
29 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
30 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
31 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
32 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
33 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
34 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
35 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
36 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
37 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
38 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
39 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
40 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
41 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
42 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
43 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
44 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
45 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
46 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
Insufficient data
47 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
48 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
49 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
50 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
51 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
52 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
53 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
54 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
55 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
56 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
57 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
58 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
59 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
60 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
61 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
62 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Baird's Sandpiper in Madidi National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Baird's Sandpiper sighting in Madidi National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Baird's Sandpiper in Madidi National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Baird's Sandpiper in Madidi National Park in our monthly data.

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