Common sandpiper

species of bird

The common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) is a small bird in the genus Actitis.It is a migratory bird. During the summer months, it can be found all over Europe, in the winter months, it will spend its time around the Mediterranean and in northern Africa.

Common sandpiper
Adult, Laem Pak Bia, Thailand
Bird recorded in Scotland
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
Genus: Actitis
Species:
A. hypoleucos
Binomial name
Actitis hypoleucos
Range of A. hypoleucos
  Breeding
  Non-breeding
  Passage
  Possibly extant (non-breeding)
  Possibly extant (passage)
Synonyms

Tringa hypoleucos Linnaeus, 1758

Actitis hypoleucos

References change

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Actitis hypoleucos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T22693264A38824217. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T22693264A38824217.en.