Sanderling

Calidris alba

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
SpeciesCalidris alba (Sanderling)

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overall probability at Badlands National Park

1 Verified records at Badlands National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The sanderling (Calidris alba) is a small wading bird. It is a circumpolar Arctic breeder, being among the most extreme northern breeding birds in the world, nesting only on the coldest tundra, north of the 5°C July isotherm; in Europe, its southernmost breeding locality is Svalbard, where only a handful (5–15) pairs breed. It is a long-distance migrant, wintering south to South America, western and southern Europe, Africa, and Australia. It is highly gregarious in winter, sometimes forming large flocks on coastal mudflats or sandy beaches. It is somewhat unlike other small sandpipers in appearance, in particular in lacking a hind toe, which has led to the suggestion that it should be placed into a monotypic genus Crocethia. More recent reviews indicate that the sanderling is a fairly typical "stint" or small sandpiper and should be retained along with the knots and other relatives in the genus Calidris. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Badlands National Park

Calidris himantopus

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Calidris minutilla

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Calidris subruficollis

Calidris bairdii

Bartramia longicauda

Phalaropus tricolor

Limosa fedoa

Numenius americanus

Tringa flavipes

Tringa solitaria

Tringa melanoleuca

Phalaropus lobatus

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Sanderling at Badlands National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

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

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
2	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	30–40%
3	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	20–30%
4	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
5	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
6	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
7	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
8	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	10–20%
9	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
10	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
11	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
12	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
13	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
14	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
15	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
16	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
17	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
18	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	5–10%
19	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
20	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	5–10%
21	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5–10%
22	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
23	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
25	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
26	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
27	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
28	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
29	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
30	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
31	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
32	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
33	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	<5%
34	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
35	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
36	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
37	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
38	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
39	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
40	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	<5%
41	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
42	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
43	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
44	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
45	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	<5%
46	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
47	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
48	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
49	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
50	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
51	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
52	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	<5%
53	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	<5%
54	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
55	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
56	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
57	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
58	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
59	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
60	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
61	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
62	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
63	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data
64	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
65	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
66	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
67	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
68	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
69	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
70	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data
71	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
72	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
73	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
74	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
75	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
76	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
77	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
78	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
79	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
80	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data
81	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	Insufficient data
82	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
83	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	Insufficient data
84	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
85	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	Insufficient data
86	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	Insufficient data
87	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
88	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data
89	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
90	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
91	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
92	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
93	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
94	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
95	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
96	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data

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Sanderling

Closest Relatives at Badlands National Park

Stilt Sandpiper

Least Sandpiper

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Baird's Sandpiper

Upland Sandpiper

Wilson's Phalarope

Marbled Godwit

Long-billed Curlew

Lesser Yellowlegs

Solitary Sandpiper

Greater Yellowlegs

Red-necked Phalarope

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found