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 Badlands National Park
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Calidris subruficollis
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Stilt Sandpiper 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)
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