Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris melanotos (Pectoral Sandpiper)
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.
Closest Relatives at Olympic National Park
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Calidris subruficollis
Surfbird
Calidris virgata
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Rock Sandpiper
Calidris ptilocnemis
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
📅 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 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.