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Actitis
Actitis is a small genus of waders, comprising just two very similar bird species.
Species
イソシギ属
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyScolopacidae
Habitatmarine, freshwater
Observations recorded6,512,863
via GBIF
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Actitis is a small genus of waders, comprising just two very similar bird species.
==Taxonomy== The genus Actitis was introduced in 1811 by the German zoologist Johann Illiger. The genus name is from Ancient Greek aktites, "coast-dweller" from akte, "coast". The type species is the common sandpiper. The genus is sister to the genus Tringa that contains the shanks and the tattlers.