Sandpipers & Snipes in Idaho
Our list for Idaho has 20 sandpipers & snipes recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 4 summer visitors, 1 winter visitor, 12 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Idaho in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 20, most common first
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaSummer visitorUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Jan–Nov
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusPassage migrantUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorSummer visitorUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesPassage migrantUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
WilletTringa semipalmataSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Oct
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–Sep
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantUncommon18–19 cmRegularly May–Oct
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Sep–May
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly May–Oct
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaSummer visitorUncommon40–50 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusPassage migrantRare18–23 cmRegularly May–Oct
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusPassage migrantRare23–32 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresScarceRare21–24 cmRegularly Aug
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisScarceRare15–18 cmRegularly Jun
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentRare40–46 cmRegularly May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Least Sandpiper 13–15 cm
- Western Sandpiper 14–17 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
- Stilt Sandpiper 18–23 cm
- Solitary Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Pectoral Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Wilson's Phalarope 22–24 cm
- Lesser Yellowlegs 23–27 cm
- Short-billed Dowitcher 23–32 cm
- Long-billed Dowitcher 27–30 cm
- Greater Yellowlegs 29–40 cm
- Willet 33–41 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Marbled Godwit 40–50 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