Tringa solitaria
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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.
It breeds... Wikipedia →
| # | 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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Solitary Sandpiper sighting in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park on a given day, based on 39 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 23rd most-seen of the 93 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to July
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Solitary Sandpiper in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September, the lowest month. October to January 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.
Yes
Of the 71 parks where we can rate Solitary Sandpiper sightings, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Caroni Swamp (Trinidad and Tobago, about 20%) and Elk Island National Park (Canada, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Solitary Sandpiper is recorded against all the birds logged in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park (39 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.
