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Solitary Sandpiper
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Shorebirds, gulls & terns

Solitary Sandpiper

Tringa solitaria A.Wilson, 1813

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishSolitary Sandpiper
DutchAmerikaanse Bosruiter
SpanishPlayero Solitario
Chinese孤鹬
Scientific nameTringa solitaria A.Wilson, 1813

About this species

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".

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyScolopacidae
GenusTringa

In Suriname

907Records in Suriname
24iNaturalist observations
1905First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne270
  • Paramaribo250
  • Para120
  • Nickerie100
  • Sipaliwini56
  • Coronie17
  • Wanica12
  • Brokopondo12
  • Saramacca2
  • Marowijne1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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