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OverviewAI-generated
Actitis macularius, commonly known as the Spotted Sandpiper, is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae. It belongs to the order Charadriiformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata within the kingdom Animalia. The species was described by Linnaeus in 1766 and is currently accepted as a valid taxon. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2024.
The bird exhibits diurnality and has a wingspan of 38.5. Its range includes Brazil, South America, Africa, and Vitória do Jari. Records from iDigBio indicate presence in Mexico and the United States, with data held by institutions such as SEMAHN, UAZ, MVZ, ECOSUR, and DMNS. The species is also associated with marine habitats.
Synthesized by Vinony from 37 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, IUCN Red List, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
Least Concernspotted sandpiper
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyScolopacidae
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,627
- With media
- 438
- Family
- Scolopacidae
- Collections
- SEMAHN, UAZ, MVZ, ECOSUR, DMNS
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States
Bird sounds
- song· United States· quality A
- call· Panama· quality A
- call· United States· quality A
- alarm call, call, flight call, short alarm calls· Canada· quality A
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Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Actitis macularius
- Commons category
- Actitis macularius
- Commons gallery
- Actitis macularius
- taxon common name
- maçarico-maculado
- wingspan
- 38.5
- taxon range
- Vitória do Jari
- diel cycle
- diurnality
- short name
- A. macularius
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Actitis macularius” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.