Sandpipers & Snipes in Canada
23 species matching this filter.
Ranges from the Least Sandpiper (13cm) to the Marbled Godwit (50cm)3 year-round residents
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdiiLC
Aug–Sep
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Sep–May
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleucaNT
Apr–Nov
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Hudsonian Godwit
Limosa haemasticaVU
Oct
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicusLC
May–Sep
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutillaNT
May–Sep
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipesVU
Apr–Oct
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceusNT
May–Oct
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoaVU
May–Jun
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotosLC
May–Oct
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Aug–Sep
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatusLC
Aug–Sep
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
May–Sep
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Aug–Nov
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusillaNT
May–Oct
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseusVU
May–Sep
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitariaLC
May–Sep
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopusNT
Aug–Sep
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicaudaLC
Jun–Jul
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauriLC
Jul–Sep
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollisVU
Aug–Nov
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Willet
Tringa semipalmataLC
May–Aug
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolorLC
May–Aug
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D