Pectoral Sandpiper
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Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Vatnajokull National Park
1 Verified records at Vatnajokull National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos), often abbreviated pec, is a small, migratory wader that breeds in arctic regions of North America and Asia, wintering in South America and Oceania. It eats small invertebrates. Its nest, a hole scraped in the ground and with a thick lining, is deep enough to protect its four eggs from the cool breezes of its breeding grounds. The pectoral sandpiper is 19–23 cm (7.5–9.1 in) long, with a wingspan of 38–46 cm (15–18 in). Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Vatnajokull National Park

Dunlin
NT

Dunlin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris alpina

10–20% · With luck
Purple Sandpiper
LC

Purple Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris maritima

<5% · Rare
Sanderling
LC

Sanderling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris alba

<5% · Rare
Red Knot
NT

Red Knot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris canutus

<5% · Rare
Ruff
LC

Ruff

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris pugnax

Insufficient data
Common Snipe
LC

Common Snipe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinago gallinago

50–60% · Likely
Common Redshank
LC

Common Redshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa totanus

40–50% · Likely
Whimbrel
LC

Whimbrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Numenius phaeopus

40–50% · Likely
Black-tailed Godwit
NT

Black-tailed Godwit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Limosa limosa

40–50% · Likely
Red-necked Phalarope
LC

Red-necked Phalarope

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalaropus lobatus

40–50% · Possible
Ruddy Turnstone
NT

Ruddy Turnstone

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Arenaria interpres

<5% · Rare
Jack Snipe
LC

Jack Snipe

Bird

Lymnocryptes minimus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Pectoral Sandpiper at Vatnajokull National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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
20–30%
2 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
3 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
4 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
5 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
6 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
7 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
8 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
9 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
10 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
11 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
12 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
<5%
13 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
14 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
15 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
16 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
17 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
18 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
19 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
20 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
21 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
22 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
23 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
24 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
25 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
26 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
27 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
28 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
29 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
30 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
31 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
32 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
33 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
34 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
35 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
36 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
37 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
38 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
39 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
40 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
41 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
42 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
43 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
44 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
45 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
46 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
47 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
48 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
49 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
50 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
51 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
52 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
53 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
54 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
55 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
56 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
57 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
58 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
59 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
60 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
61 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
62 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
63 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
64 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
65 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
66 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
67 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
68 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
69 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
70 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
71 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
72 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
73 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
74 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
75 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
76 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
77 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
78 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
79 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
80 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
81 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
82 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
83 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
84 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
85 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
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