Actitis macularius
Also known as Spotted Sandpiper
species of bird
Species
spotted sandpiper
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyScolopacidae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Bird sounds
- song· United States· quality A
- call· Panama· quality A
- call· United States· quality A
- alarm call, call, flight call, short alarm calls· Canada· quality A
Article
The spotted sandpiper (Actitis macularius) is a small shorebird. Together with its sister species the common sandpiper (A. hypoleucos), it makes up the genus Actitis. They replace each other geographically; stray birds may settle down with breeders of the other species and hybridize.
Taxonomy
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ActitisAnimal taxa named by Carl LinnaeusBirds described in 1766Birds of Central AmericaBirds of North AmericaBirds of the CaribbeanBirds of the Dominican RepublicBirds of the United StatesIUCN Red List least concern speciesLeast concern biota of the United StatesSandpipersTaxonbars with 30–34 taxon IDs