Sandpipers & Snipes in Nunavut
Our list for Nunavut has 18 sandpipers & snipes recorded regularly there: 2 summer visitors, 15 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
All 18, most common first
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jun–Aug
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly May–Aug
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantCommon18–19 cmRegularly Jun–Sep
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jun–Aug
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusPassage migrantCommon18–23 cmRegularly Jun–Aug
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusPassage migrantCommon20–22 cmRegularly Jun–Sep
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jun–Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly May–Aug
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantCommon19–23 cmRegularly Jun–Sep
DunlinCalidris alpinaPassage migrantCommon16–22 cmRegularly Jun–Aug
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaPassage migrantCommon20–22 cmRegularly Jun–Sep
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Jun–Jul
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaPassage migrantUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Jun–Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesPassage migrantUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Jun–Jul
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jun–Sep
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisScarceUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaPassage migrantUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Jul
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Least Sandpiper 13–15 cm
- Baird's Sandpiper 14–17 cm
- Semipalmated Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- White-rumped Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- Red-necked Phalarope 18–19 cm
- Dunlin 16–22 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Stilt Sandpiper 18–23 cm
- Grey Phalarope 20–22 cm
- Pectoral Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Purple Sandpiper 20–22 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Red Knot 23–26 cm
- Lesser Yellowlegs 23–27 cm
- Greater Yellowlegs 29–40 cm
- Hudsonian Godwit 36–42 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