Surfbird

Surfbird

Calidris virgata

5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Paracas National Reserve
44 Verified records at Paracas National Reserve
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Surfbird sighting in Paracas National Reserve, based on 44 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
30–40
Nov
10–20
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 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
2 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
3 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
4 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
7 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
8 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
10 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
11 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
12 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
13 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
14 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
15 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
16 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
17 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
18 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
19 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
20 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Surfbird in Paracas National Reserve?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Surfbird sighting in Paracas National Reserve, based on 44 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Surfbird in Paracas National Reserve?

November has the highest sighting rate for Surfbird in Paracas National Reserve in our monthly data.

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