Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusTringa (Shanks, Tattlers, and Allies)
- SpeciesTringa glareola (Wood Sandpiper)
The wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) is a small wader belonging to the sandpiper family Scolopacidae. A Eurasian species, it is the smallest of the shanks, a genus of mid-sized, long-legged waders that largely inhabit freshwater and wetland environments, as opposed to the maritime or coastal habitats of other, similar species. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Wood Sandpiper sighting in Białowieża National Park, based on 81 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Białowieża National Park
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticola
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Wood Sandpiper in Białowieża National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wood Sandpiper sighting in Białowieża National Park, based on 81 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Wood Sandpiper in Białowieża National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Wood Sandpiper in Białowieża National Park in our monthly data.