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AI reconstruction of Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)AI

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Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
Verified source photographBlake RossCC-BY · View source
PRB-0109Charadriiformes

Spotted Sandpiper

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Actitis macularius

Native / natural occurrenceIUCN LC · Least Concern

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.

FamilyScolopacidaeSandpipers and Allies
Puerto Rico occurrenceNative / natural occurrenceAvibase inferred core 380
Primary habitatwetlandsRiparian
Primary dietInvertebrateAquatic predator
Average mass45 gGlobal trait estimate
MovementMigratoryTerrestrial

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Spectrogram of Spotted Sandpiper: call
SpectrogramActitis macularius

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Sound recorded by Rafael Gianni-Zurita · XC1007571 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.

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Island profile

Catalog scopeAvibase inferred core 380

About the Spotted Sandpiper

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.

Conservation

Least Concern

IUCN LC

Global IUCN
LC
Puerto Rico DNER
No current listing in source crosswalk
Federal ESA
No current listing in source crosswalk
Critical habitat
Not identified in source crosswalk

Natural history

How it lives

Habitat
wetlands
Elevation
0–4700 m
Nest
Scrape · Ground
Clutch
3–5 eggs
Social behavior
Singly and pairs

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