
The pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) is a small, migratory wader that breeds in North America and Asia, wintering in South America and Oceania.
Most records Dec to Feb
When Pectoral Sandpiper sightings peak, from open records. Outside these months it is seen less often, not never.
Curve from 59 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Pectoral Sandpiper is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
59 records, iNaturalist
5 resultate in Suid-Afrika
Beplan 'n reis
Spesie
Calidris melanotos
Aantekeninge
59
iNaturalist-waarnemings
Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.
'n Aantekening beteken 'n gasheer het die Pectoral Sandpiper op die eiendom of naby gesien. Dit is nooit 'n waarborg van 'n waarneming nie.
The Pectoral Sandpiper is most recorded in Western Cape (78% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (10% of records), Mpumalanga (5% of records), based on 59 iNaturalist observations. 5 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Pectoral Sandpiper on site or nearby.
Sightings of the Pectoral Sandpiper peak from Dec to Feb, based on 59 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.
The pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) is a small, migratory wader that breeds in North America and Asia, wintering in South America and Oceania. It eats small invertebrates. Its nest, a hole scraped in the ground and with a thick lining, is deep enough to protect its four eggs from the cool breezes of its breeding grounds.