Sandpipers & Snipes in Papua New Guinea
Our list for Papua New Guinea has 5 sandpipers & snipes recorded regularly there: 1 summer visitor and 4 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Papua New Guinea in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–May
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantCommon18–19 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Nov
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataPassage migrantUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Red-necked Phalarope 18–19 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 17–22 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 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