Tringa solitaria
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Solitary Sandpiper sighting in Coiba National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 109th most-seen of the 118 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August–September and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Solitary Sandpiper in Coiba National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–April, June–July and November, the lowest months. May and October have too few records to rate.
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.
20th of 71
Of the 71 parks where we can rate Solitary Sandpiper sightings, Coiba National Park ranks 20th at under 5%. The best odds are in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park (United States, about 20%), Caroni Swamp (Trinidad and Tobago, about 20%) and Elk Island National Park (Canada, about 10%).
Same genus: Tringa
The closest relatives of the Solitary Sandpiper that you can see in Coiba National Park (genus Tringa, Shanks, Tattlers, and Allies) are Willet (about 20%), Wandering Tattler (about 10%) and Greater Yellowlegs (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 Coiba National Park (7 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
