Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Solitary Sandpiper

Tringa solitaria

Spanish: Playero Solitario

Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
Photographed by santiagob1986 on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

The solitary sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) is a small shorebird. The genus name Tringa is the New Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle. The specific solitaria is Latin for "solitary" from solus, "alone". Most often recorded in Apr, Feb.

TaxonomyAves › Charadriiformes › Scolopacidae
Local records2 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records34,678 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2018 – 2019
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/tringa-solitaria/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.