Sandpipers & Snipes in Northern Territory
Our list for Northern Territory has 13 sandpipers & snipes recorded regularly there: 11 summer visitors, 1 passage migrant and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Northern Territory in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 13, most common first
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantRare19–23 cmRegularly Nov
RuffCalidris pugnaxScarceRare20–32 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 17–22 cm
- Wood Sandpiper 19–21 cm
- Curlew Sandpiper 18–23 cm
- Pectoral Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Red Knot 23–26 cm
- Ruff 20–32 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Bar-tailed Godwit 37–41 cm
- Black-tailed Godwit 40–44 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made