What Animal Lives Where

Where has the White-rumped Sandpiper been recorded?

Calidris fuscicollis occurrence evidence comes from 3,838 records in 28 countries and territories, from 1870 to 2026. Most records come from Sweden.

White-rumped Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper — Photo (display-sized rendition): Stephan Sprinz · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
AvesCharadriiformesScolopacidaeCalidris

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

3,838 records across 28 countries and territories, 1870–2026.

Calidris fuscicollis · GBIF taxon key 2481756

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-08-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: August.

7 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

18702026

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where White-rumped Sandpiper has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for White-rumped Sandpiper. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Sweden 1,830
United States 1,086
Canada 275
Argentina 259
Colombia 184
Belgium 102
Brazil 15
Uruguay 15
Austria 11
Curaçao 9
Puerto Rico 9
Paraguay 7
Mexico 6
Netherlands 6
Falkland Islands 4
United Kingdom 4
Chile 3
Bolivia 2
Grenada 2
Australia 1
Bermuda 1
Bonaire 1
Cuba 1
Ecuador 1
Spain 1
France 1
Trinidad & Tobago 1
Venezuela 1

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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.