Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris himantopus (Stilt Sandpiper)
The stilt sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) is a small shorebird. The scientific name is from Ancient Greek; the genus name kalidris or skalidris is a term used by Aristotle for a gray-colored waterside bird. The specific himantopus means "strap foot" or "thong foot", and also refers to the stilt. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Acadia National Park
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritima
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Sanderling
Calidris alba
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Stilt Sandpiper at Acadia National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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