Sandpipers & Snipes in Rwanda
Our list for Rwanda has 6 sandpipers & snipes recorded regularly there: 4 summer visitors and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Rwanda in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–Mar
Little StintCalidris minutaScarceUncommon13–15 cm
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoScarceRare25–27 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Little Stint 13–15 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Wood Sandpiper 19–21 cm
- Green Sandpiper 21–24 cm
- Common Snipe 25–27 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 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