Sandpipers, Snipes
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
The spotted sandpiper (Actitis macularius) is a small shorebird, 18–20 cm (7.1–7.9 in) long. The genus name Actitis is from Ancient Greek aktites, "coast-dweller", derived from akte, "coast", and macularius is Latin from macula, "spot".
- Family
- Sandpipers, Snipes
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Weight
- 40 g
- Habitat
- Wetland
- Diet
- Invertebrates
- Migration
- Migrant
- Countries recorded
- 62
