Snipes, Sandpipers and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia) - HBW 3, p. 513
French: Chevalier grivelé
German: Drosseluferläufer
Spanish: Andarríos Maculado
Taxonomy: Tringa macularia Linnaeus, 1766, Pennsylvania.
Sometimes placed in genus Tringa. Occasionally considered conspecific with A. hypoleucos. Some authors have recognized two subspecies, with rava (W North America) and nominate (E North America), but generally considered invalid. Monotypic.
Distribution: Alaska across Canada to Newfoundland, S to SC California, N Texas and North Carolina. Winters from S USA through Central America and West Indies to South America S to S Brazil; in most years, also Galapagos.
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An adult bird in basic plumage foraging in wet mud, then jumping up on a rock to avoid an onrush of water Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 31 October 2007 5 years ago 22 sec 4.8 -
A bird walking on a wooden platform in the middle of a lake. Locality Bigi Pan, Nickerie District, Suriname (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 17 April 2011 45 weeks ago 33 sec 4.8 -
A bird in basic (non-breeding) plumage foraging along the edge of a freshwater pool. Locality Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 6 January 2009 4 years ago 46 sec 4.5 -
An adult in basic plumage feeding on marine encrusted rocks at low tide Locality Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 29 February 2008 5 years ago 33 sec 4.5 -
An adult in basic plumage walking on marine encrusted rocks and feeding Locality Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 29 February 2008 5 years ago 24 sec 4.5 -
A bird on the stone. Locality Zhuhai, Guangdong, China (Southern)
Jeremiusz Trzaska 25 December 2010 2 years ago 27 sec 4.3
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On the rock
Locality Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 5 July 2008 2 years ago 4.8 -
With chicks
Locality Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 5 July 2008 2 years ago 4.7 -
Running
Locality Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 5 July 2008 2 years ago 4.6 -
On red rocks
Locality Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 5 July 2008 2 years ago 4.6 -
Fly hunting
Locality Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 5 July 2008 2 years ago 4.6 -
Bird photographed at Manistee North Pier, at base of pier along water's edge
Locality Manistee County, Michigan, USA (United States)
Tom Moxley 14 August 2012 39 weeks ago 4.3
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Alarm calls Locality Bikaner District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 March 1990 3 years ago 3 -
Song. Locality Fortaleza, Ceará State, Brazil
(Monotypic species)
Ciro Albano 23 February 2007 4 years ago 3
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