A photo of a Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

The common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) is a small Palearctic wader. This bird and its American sister species, the spotted sandpiper (A. macularia), make up the genus Actitis. They are parapatric and replace each other geographically; stray birds of either species may settle down with breeders of the other and hybridize. Hybridization has also been reported between the common sandpiper and the green sandpiper, a basal species of the closely related shank genus Tringa. The adult is 18–20 cm (7.1–7.9 in) long with a 32–35 cm (13–14 in) wingspan. It has greyish-brown upperparts, white underparts, short dark-yellowish legs and feet, and a bill with a pale base and dark tip. In winter plumage, they are duller and have more conspicuous barring on the wings, though this is still only visible at close range. Juveniles are more heavily barred above and have buff edges to the wing feathers.
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Jim McCormack
Friday 24 Mar 2023 - 9:19am
United Kingdom
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Jean Marais
Tuesday 21 Mar 2023 - 11:25pm
South Africa
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Sabine H
Tuesday 21 Mar 2023 - 4:22pm
Spain
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Tuesday 21 Mar 2023 - 3:58pm
Spain
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