Tringa solitaria
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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".
This species measures 18–23 cm (7.1–9.1 in) long, with a wingspan up to 50 cm (20 in) and a body mass of 31–65 g (1.1–2.3 oz). It is a dumpy wader with a dark green back, greyish head and breast and otherwise white underparts. It is obvious in flight, with wings dark above and below, and a dark rump and tail centre. The latter feature distinguishes it from the slightly larger and broader-winged, but otherwise very similar, green sandpiper (T. ochropus) of Europe and Asia, to which it is closely related. The latter species has a brilliant white rump. In flight, the solitary sandpiper has a characteristic three-note whistle. They both have brown wings with little light dots, and a delicate but contrasting neck and chest pattern. In addition, both species nest in trees, unlike most other scolopacids.
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bogota | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 3 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Barranquilla | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 6 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Maracaibo | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 8 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Calgary | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Solitary Sandpiper sighting in Vitória on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 75th most-seen of the 126 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Solitary Sandpiper in Vitória on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–August, October and December, the lowest months. That is one of Vitória's wettest months, with about 200 mm of rain against 45 mm in July.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Solitary Sandpiper sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 57
Of the 57 cities where we can rate Solitary Sandpiper sightings, Vitória ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Bogota (Colombia, about 20%), Asuncion (Paraguay, about 10%) and Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia, about 10%).
Same family: Scolopacidae
The closest relatives of the Solitary Sandpiper that you can see in Vitória (family Scolopacidae, Sandpipers and Allies) are Ruddy Turnstone (about 10%) and Spotted Sandpiper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Solitary Sandpiper is recorded against all the birds logged in Vitória (5 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
