Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

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

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 Olympic National Park, based on 134 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
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<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 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
2 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
3 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
4 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
5 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
6 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
7 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
8 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
9 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
10 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
11 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
12 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
<5%
13 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
14 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
15 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
16 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
17 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
18 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
19 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
20 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
21 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
22 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
23 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
24 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
25 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
26 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
27 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
28 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
29 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
30 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
31 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
32 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
33 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
34 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
35 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
36 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
37 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
38 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
39 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
40 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
41 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
42 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
43 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
44 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
45 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
46 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
47 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
48 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
49 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
50 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
51 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
52 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
53 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
54 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
55 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
56 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
57 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
58 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
59 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
60 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
61 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
62 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
63 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
64 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
65 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
66 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
67 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
68 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
69 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
70 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
71 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
72 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
73 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
74 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
75 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
76 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
77 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
78 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
79 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
80 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
81 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
82 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
83 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
84 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
85 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pectoral Sandpiper in Olympic National Park?

About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Pectoral Sandpiper sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 134 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pectoral Sandpiper in Olympic National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Pectoral Sandpiper in Olympic National Park in our monthly data.

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