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 Palo Verde National Park, based on 44 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Palo Verde National Park
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
📅 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 Palo Verde National Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Pectoral Sandpiper sighting in Palo Verde National Park, based on 44 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Pectoral Sandpiper in Palo Verde National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Pectoral Sandpiper in Palo Verde National Park in our monthly data.