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Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
26 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
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Sounds
- Recording by Jochem verweij (XC901773). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
DunlinCalidris alpina
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,142,755 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 1,142,751 |
| Russia | 11,189 |
| Spain | 3,131 |
| China | 2,615 |
| Portugal | 2,337 |
| France | 2,013 |
| Italy | 1,869 |
| India | 1,644 |
| Taiwan | 1,620 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Shrub nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in shrubs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Scrape nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in scrapes.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Shorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes |
| Family | Sandpipers and Allies · Scolopacidae |
| Genus | Common and Spotted Sandpipers · Actitis |
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Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Common Sandpiper with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.