Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos - Chevalier guignette

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Scolopacidés
Genus
:
Actitis
Species
:
hypoleucos

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 21 cm
Wingspan
: 38 à 41 cm.
Weight
: 40 à 60 g

Longevity

10 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) is a species of bird in the Scolopacidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

Chevalier guignette,
Andarríos chico,
maçarico-das-rochas,
Flussuferläufer,
billegetőcankó,
Oeverloper,
Piro piro piccolo,
drillsnäppa,
Strandsnipe,
kalužiačik malý,
pisík obecný,
Mudderklire,
rantasipi,
Gewone Ruiter,
xivitona comuna,
Lindastelkur,
brodziec piskliwy,
upes tilbīte,
mali martinec,
Перевозчик,
Trinil pantai,
イソシギ,
矶鹬,
นกเด้าดิน,
磯鷸〔礬鷸〕,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Grassland : Temperate ; We

tlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries ; Marine Intertidal : Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches, Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Rural Gardens ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha), Ponds (below 8ha), Wastewater Treatment Areas, Canals and Drainage Channels, Ditches