Sandpipers & Snipes in Queensland
Our list for Queensland has 13 sandpipers & snipes recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 10 summer visitors and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Queensland in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 13, most common first
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Aug–May
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–May
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–May
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRecorded all year
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorRare19–21 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Little StintCalidris minutaScarceRare13–15 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Little Stint 13–15 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
- 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