Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris melanotos (Pectoral Sandpiper)
The pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos), often abbreviated pec, is a small, migratory wader that breeds in arctic regions of North America and Asia, wintering in South America and Oceania. It eats small invertebrates. Its nest, a hole scraped in the ground and with a thick lining, is deep enough to protect its four eggs from the cool breezes of its breeding grounds. The pectoral sandpiper is 19–23 cm (7.5–9.1 in) long, with a wingspan of 38–46 cm (15–18 in). Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Pectoral Sandpiper sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Fertő-Hanság National Park
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Calidris pugnax
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Calidris alpina
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
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Calidris temminckii
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Calidris falcinellus
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Calidris subruficollis
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritima
📅 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 Pectoral Sandpiper in Fertő-Hanság National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Pectoral Sandpiper sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Pectoral Sandpiper in Fertő-Hanság National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Pectoral Sandpiper in Fertő-Hanság National Park in our monthly data.