Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusTringa (Shanks, Tattlers, and Allies)
- SpeciesTringa solitaria (Solitary Sandpiper)
The solitary sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) is a small shorebird. The genus name Tringa is the Neo-Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle. The specific solitaria is Latin for "solitary" from solus, "alone". Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Solitary Sandpiper sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Sierra de la Macarena National Park
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Large-billed Tern
Phaetusa simplex
Yellow-billed Tern
Sternula superciliaris
Pied Lapwing
Hoploxypterus cayanus
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
📅 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 Solitary Sandpiper in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Solitary Sandpiper sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Solitary Sandpiper in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Solitary Sandpiper in Sierra de la Macarena National Park in our monthly data.