Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularius

The spotted sandpiper is a small shorebird. Together with its sister species the common sandpiper, it makes up the genus Actitis. They replace each other geographically; stray birds may settle down with breeders of the other species and hybridize.

Scientific name

Actitis macularius

Family

Sandpipers and Allies

IUCN status

LC