Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Calidris subruficollis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris subruficollis (Buff-breasted Sandpiper)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-breasted Sandpiper sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Shenandoah National Park
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 5 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 9 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Isle Royale National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Coiba National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 14 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 15 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 18 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 19 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 20 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 21 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Buff-breasted Sandpiper in Shenandoah National Park?
About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-breasted Sandpiper sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Buff-breasted Sandpiper in Shenandoah National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Buff-breasted Sandpiper in Shenandoah National Park in our monthly data.