Solitary Sandpiper

Introduction
The Nearctic counterpart of Green Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper breeds in boreal marshes from Alaska to Newfoundland. It is a very rare autumn visitor to Britain & Ireland.

Key Stats
Status and Trends
Conservation Status
Population Size
Population Change
Population trends of this scarce species are not routinely monitored.
Distribution
This species is a rare vagrant and was recorded during Bird Atlas 2007–11 as shown on the map.
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Distribution Change
This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution change.
Seasonality
This species has been too rarely reported to BirdTrack during 2011–22 to properly assess seasonality.
Movement
Britain & Ireland movement
Biology
Survival and Longevity
Survival is shown as the proportion of birds surviving from one year to the next and is derived from bird ringing data. It can also be used to estimate how long birds typically live.
Classification, names and codes
Classification and Codes
- Order: Charadriiformes
- Family: Scolopacidae
- Scientific name: Tringa solitaria
- Authority: A Wilson, 1813
- BTO 2-letter code: I.
- BTO 5-letter code: SOLSA
- Euring code number: 5520
Alternate species names
- Catalan: xivita solitària
- Czech: vodouš samotárský
- Danish: Amerikansk Svaleklire
- Dutch: Amerikaanse Bosruiter
- Estonian: ameerika metstilder
- Finnish: amerikanmetsäviklo
- French: Chevalier solitaire
- German: Einsamer Wasserläufer
- Hungarian: remetecankó
- Icelandic: Svölustelkur
- Irish: Gobadán Aonarach
- Italian: Piro piro solitario
- Latvian: taigas tilbite
- Lithuanian: aliaskinis tikutis
- Norwegian: Eremittsnipe
- Polish: brodziec ciemnorzytny
- Portuguese: maçarico-solitário
- Slovak: kalužiak samotársky
- Slovenian: ameriški pikasti martinec
- Spanish: Andarríos solitario
- Swedish: amerikansk skogssnäppa