Actitis (Common and Spotted Sandpipers)

Genus

Common and Spotted Sandpipers

Actitis

2 species in our catalog · found in 249 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Common Sandpiper
LC

Common Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis hypoleucos

70–80% · Very likely
Spotted Sandpiper
LC

Spotted Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis macularius

70–80% · Very likely

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

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

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Common and Spotted Sandpipers

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
70–80%
2 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
70–80%
3 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 1
60–70%
4 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal 1
60–70%
5 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi 1
50–60%
6 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
40–50%
7 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
40–50%
8 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
40–50%
9 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
40–50%
10 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
40–50%
11 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
40–50%
12 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
40–50%
13 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
40–50%
14 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
30–40%
15 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
30–40%
16 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
30–40%
17 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 1
30–40%
18 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
30–40%
19 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 1
30–40%
20 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
30–40%
21 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
30–40%
22 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
30–40%
23 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
30–40%
24 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
30–40%
25 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
30–40%
26 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
30–40%
27 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
30–40%
28 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
30–40%
29 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
30–40%
30 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
20–30%
31 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
20–30%
32 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
20–30%
33 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
20–30%
34 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
20–30%
35 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
20–30%
36 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
20–30%
37 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
20–30%
38 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
20–30%
39 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
20–30%
40 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
20–30%
41 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
20–30%
42 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
20–30%
43 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
20–30%
44 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
20–30%
45 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
20–30%
46 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
20–30%
47 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
20–30%
48 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
20–30%
49 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1
20–30%
50 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
20–30%
51 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
20–30%
52 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
20–30%
53 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
20–30%
54 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
20–30%
55 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
20–30%
56 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
20–30%
57 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 1
20–30%
58 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
20–30%
59 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
20–30%
60 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
20–30%
61 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba 1
20–30%
62 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
20–30%
63 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 1
20–30%
64 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
20–30%
65 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
20–30%
66 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
20–30%
67 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
10–20%
68 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
10–20%
69 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
10–20%
70 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
10–20%
71 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
10–20%
72 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
10–20%
73 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
74 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
10–20%
75 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
10–20%
76 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
77 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 1
10–20%
78 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
10–20%
79 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
10–20%
80 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
10–20%
81 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
82 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
83 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
10–20%
84 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
10–20%
85 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
86 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
10–20%
87 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
10–20%
88 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 1
10–20%
89 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
10–20%
90 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
10–20%
91 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
92 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
10–20%
93 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
94 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
95 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
96 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
10–20%
97 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
98 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
10–20%
99 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
100 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
101 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 1
10–20%
102 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
103 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
10–20%
104 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
10–20%
105 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
106 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
107 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
10–20%
108 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
10–20%
109 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
110 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
10–20%
111 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
10–20%
112 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 1
10–20%
113 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
10–20%
114 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 1
10–20%
115 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
116 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1
10–20%
117 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
10–20%
118 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
10–20%
119 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
5–10%
120 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1
5–10%
121 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
5–10%
122 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
5–10%
123 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
5–10%
124 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
5–10%
125 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
5–10%
126 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
5–10%
127 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast 1
5–10%
128 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 1
5–10%
129 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland 1
5–10%
130 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
5–10%
131 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
5–10%
132 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala 1
5–10%
133 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
5–10%
134 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
5–10%
135 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland 1
5–10%
136 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
5–10%
137 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
5–10%
138 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 1
5–10%
139 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada 1
5–10%
140 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
5–10%
141 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 1
5–10%
142 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
5–10%
143 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
5–10%
144 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
5–10%
145 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
5–10%
146 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
5–10%
147 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
5–10%
148 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
5–10%
149 Lorentz National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
5–10%
150 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
5–10%
151 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
5–10%
152 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
5–10%
153 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
5–10%
154 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam 1
5–10%
155 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
5–10%
156 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
5–10%
157 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
5–10%
158 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
5–10%
159 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 1
<5%
160 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
161 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
<5%
162 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique 1
<5%
163 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
164 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
<5%
165 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
166 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
167 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
168 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
169 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
170 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
171 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
172 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
173 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar 1
<5%
174 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia 1
<5%
175 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia 1
<5%
176 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
177 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
178 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
179 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
180 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
181 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
182 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
183 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
<5%
184 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
185 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan 1
<5%
186 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
187 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
188 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
189 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
<5%
190 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
191 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
192 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia 1
<5%
193 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
<5%
194 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
<5%
195 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
<5%
196 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
197 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia 1
<5%
198 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
<5%
199 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize 1
<5%
200 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
<5%
201 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
202 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
203 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
204 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar 1
<5%
205 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
206 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
<5%
207 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
208 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
209 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica 1
<5%
210 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
<5%
211 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 1
<5%
212 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
213 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
214 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
<5%
215 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
216 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
217 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
218 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
219 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
<5%
220 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%
221 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
222 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
223 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
224 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
225 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan 1
<5%
226 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
227 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
228 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 1
<5%
229 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
230 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
231 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
232 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
233 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
234 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
<5%
235 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
<5%
236 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan 1
<5%
237 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
<5%
238 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
<5%
239 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
240 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
241 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
242 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
243 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
244 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
245 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
246 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
247 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
248 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%
249 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%