Wandering Tattler
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Wandering Tattler

Tringa incana

30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Galápagos Islands
2,666 Verified records at Galápagos Islands
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The wandering tattler (Tringa incana) is a medium-sized shorebird, similar in appearance to the closely related gray-tailed tattler (T. brevipes). The tattlers are unique among the species of Tringa for having unpatterned, greyish wings and backs, and a scaly breast pattern extending more or less onto the belly in breeding plumage, in which both also have a rather prominent supercilium. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Wandering Tattler sighting in Galápagos Islands, based on 2,666 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Galápagos Islands

Lesser Yellowlegs
VU

Lesser Yellowlegs

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa flavipes

<5% · Rare
Willet

Willet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa semipalmata

<5% · Rare
Solitary Sandpiper
LC

Solitary Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa solitaria

<5% · Rare
Greater Yellowlegs
NT

Greater Yellowlegs

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa melanoleuca

<5% · Rare
Ruddy Turnstone
NT

Ruddy Turnstone

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Arenaria interpres

40–50% · Possible
Whimbrel
LC

Whimbrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Numenius phaeopus

30–40% · Possible
Hudsonian Whimbrel

Hudsonian Whimbrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Numenius hudsonicus

30–40% · Possible
Least Sandpiper
NT

Least Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris minutilla

10–20% · With luck
Sanderling
LC

Sanderling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris alba

10–20% · With luck
Red-necked Phalarope
LC

Red-necked Phalarope

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalaropus lobatus

5–10% · With luck
Spotted Sandpiper
LC

Spotted Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis macularius

<5% · Rare
Hudsonian Godwit
VU

Hudsonian Godwit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Limosa haemastica

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
50–60
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
2 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
3 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
4 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
5 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
7 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
10 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
11 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
12 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
13 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
14 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
15 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
16 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
17 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
18 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
19 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
20 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
21 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
22 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
23 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
24 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
25 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Wandering Tattler in Galápagos Islands?

About 37% of wildlife watchers report a Wandering Tattler sighting in Galápagos Islands, based on 2,666 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Wandering Tattler in Galápagos Islands?

October has the highest sighting rate for Wandering Tattler in Galápagos Islands in our monthly data.

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