Sandpipers & Snipes in Guam
Our list for Guam has 6 sandpipers & snipes recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 1 winter visitor and 3 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Guam in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataPassage migrantCommon17–22 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 17–22 cm
- Wood Sandpiper 19–21 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 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