Common sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
CommonPhoto: JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ) · CC BY 3.0
Birdcarnivore
The common sandpiper is a small wading bird found across the Palearctic region. It shares its genus with the spotted sandpiper, its American counterpart. These birds sometimes interbreed with each other or with closely related species like the green sandpiper.
- It belongs to the genus Actitis with the spotted sandpiper.
- Common sandpipers occasionally hybridize with green sandpipers.
- Stray individuals may settle and breed with related species.
WetlandFreshwaterAsiaEurope
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Bird
- Scientific name
- Actitis hypoleucos
- Habitat
- Wetland, Freshwater
- Regions in this directory
- Asia, Europe
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- small
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern (LC)
