Common sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos (Linnaeus, 1758)
The common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) is a small migratory bird in the family Scolopacidae and the order Charadriiformes. Adults weigh 48 g, with values from 47.25 to 52.3 g reported, and the wingspan is 27.3 cm.
Quick facts about the common sandpiper
It is a carnivore classed as an aquatic predator, with a terrestrial foraging lifestyle in wetland habitat. It lays 4 eggs per clutch, one clutch per year, with an incubation period of 21.5 days, and it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
- Weight
- 47.3 g – 52.3 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 27.3 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- 14.5 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 21.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
How big is the common sandpiper?
Photos of the common sandpiper
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Where does the common sandpiper live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The common sandpiper is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
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Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the common sandpiper?
The common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) is a small Palearctic wader. This bird and its American sister species, the spotted sandpiper (A. macularia), make up the genus Actitis. They are parapatric and replace each other geographically; stray birds of either species may settle down with breeders of the other and hybridize. Hybridization has also been reported between the common sandpiper and the green sandpiper, a member of the closely related genus Tringa.
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What does the common sandpiper sound like?
Is the common sandpiper endangered?
The common sandpiper is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the common sandpiper classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyScolopacidae
- genusActitis
- SpeciesActitis hypoleucos (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Actites hypoleucos, Totanus guinetta, Totanus hypoleucos, Tringa hypoleucos, Tringa hypoleucos hypoleucos, Tringa hypoleucos hypoleucos, Tringa hypoleucos hypoleucos, Trynga ralloides
Other names and names in other languages (125)
- Gewone RuiterAfrikaans
- طيطوي شائعArabic
- طيطوى شائعةArabic
- طيطوى الرمل الشائعةArabic
- Biecadeta chicotaAragonese
- Andarríu MazaricuAsturian
- mazaricu andarríosAsturian
- Adi sahildəyişənAzerbaijani
- ТебетBashkir
- Кулік-перавозчыкBelarusian
- Кулiк-перавозчыкBelarusian
- Късокрил кюкавецBulgarian
- পাতি বাটানBangla
- Bistroll kof gwennBreton
- Cegall BlancCatalan
- xivitona comunaCatalan
- Xivitona vulgarCatalan
- DuliliChamorro
- ЦӀога лесто хин олхазарChechen
- Ахаль шулиChuvash
- pisík obecnýCzech
- pibydd y dorlanWelsh
- Pibyddion y DorlanWelsh
- mudderklireDanish
- FlussuferläuferGerman
- ΑκτίτηςGreek
- ΜικρονεραλλίδαGreek
- blankventra tringoEsperanto
- Andarríos chicoSpanish
- JõgitilderEstonian
- VihitajaEstonian
- vihitaja e. jõgitilderEstonian
- Kuliska txikiBasque
- یلوه معمولیPersian
- آبچلیک آوازخوانPersian
- rantasipiFinnish
- FjørustelkurFaroese
- Chevalier guignetteFrench
- HoltskuchNorthern Frisian
- Gobadán coiteannIrish
- bodhagScottish Gaelic
- bodhaganScottish Gaelic
- gobadánScottish Gaelic
- luatharanScottish Gaelic
- luatharananScottish Gaelic
- sgrailleagScottish Gaelic
- sgrailleaganScottish Gaelic
- Bilurico bailónGalician
- Bilurico das rochasGalician
- LooyranManx
- LeayraneManx
- ביצנית לבנת-בטןHebrew
- ביצנית לבנת בטןHebrew
- KottanHindi
- mala prutkaCroatian
- billegetőcankóHungarian
- Սպիտակավիզ կտցարArmenian
- Trinil pantaiIndonesian
- LindastelkurIcelandic
- Piro piro piccoloItalian
- イソシギJapanese
- მებორნეGeorgian
- ӀуфэджэдKabardian
- Сай тілбізегіkjn
- МамырқұсKazakh
- 깝작도요Korean
- 깝짝도요Korean
- ИстанKomi
- PyberCornish
- UferleeferLuxembourgish
- krantinis tilvikasLithuanian
- paprastasis krantinis tilvikasLithuanian
- upes tilbīteLatvian
- vikivikyMalagasy
- речна трингаMacedonian
- നീർക്കാടMalayalam
- Beggazzina tar-RokkaMaltese
- Эгэл хайргын хөгчүү - ᠡᠭᠡᠯ ᠬᠠᠢᠢᠷᠭᠣ ᠵᠢᠨ ᠬᠦᠭᠡᠴᠦMongolian
- तुतवारMarathi
- Burung Kedidi PasirMalay
- ရွှံ့နွံရေညှောင့်ငှက်Burmese
- Tó wónaanídę́ę́ʼ tábąąsdísí áłtsʼíísíNavajo
- strandsnipeNorwegian Bokmål
- चञ्चले सुड्सुडियाNepali
- oeverloperDutch
- JiichiishkishiiOjibwa
- BengobainguklPalauan
- TriyoPicard
- brodziec piskliwyPolish
- bordziec pisklipwyPolish
- ریتل چہاWestern Panjabi
- Fode-budoPortuguese
- maçarico-das-rochasPortuguese
- maçarico-ribeirinhoPortuguese
- Papatela-pequenoPortuguese
- Privaun cuminRomansh
- Fluierar de munteRomanian
- перевозчикRussian
- Уу ойуунаYakut
- GáddevirošNorthern Sami
- dirrelihkášNorthern Sami
- GáddebuvvetNorthern Sami
- Kalužiak malýSlovak
- kalužiačik malýSlovak
- mali martinecSlovenian
- Koe-koe-lemaoSouthern Sotho
- qyrylyku i vogëlAlbanian
- PolojkaSerbian
- ПолојкаSerbian
- Polojka - ПолојкаSerbian
- drillsnäppaSwedish
- KiulimaziSwahili
- சாதா உள்ளான்Tamil
- นกเด้าดินThai
- dere dudukcunuTurkish
- dere düdükçünüTurkish
- N'wantshekutshekuTsonga
- КежирикчиTuvinian
- НабережникUkrainian
- набережник палеарктичнийUkrainian
- Choắt nhỏVietnamese
- UthuthulaXhosa
- 矶鹬Chinese
- 磯鷸Chinese
- 磯鷸〔礬鷸〕Chinese
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Relatives of the common sandpiper
Other species in the same genus Actitis.
Dipper
Actitis macularius
CompareCommon sandpiper vs DipperCommon sandpiper vs Actitis balcanica
Common questions
Each answer is written from the sourced facts on this page, and only where they hold the answer.
What kind of animal is the common sandpiper?
The common sandpiper is a small migratory bird in the family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes.
How much does a common sandpiper weigh?
An adult common sandpiper weighs 48 g, with reported values from 47.25 to 52.3 g. Its wingspan is 27.3 cm.
What does the common sandpiper eat?
The common sandpiper is a carnivore classed as an aquatic predator.
Is the common sandpiper endangered?
No. It is listed as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List, which is not a threatened category.
How many eggs does the common sandpiper lay?
It lays 4 eggs per clutch and has 1 clutch per year. The eggs are incubated for 21.5 days.
How long does the common sandpiper live?
The common sandpiper has a lifespan of 14.5 years, and it reaches sexual maturity at 1 year.
Which countries is the common sandpiper recorded in?
Checklists record the common sandpiper in Australia. Its geographic range covers 25,850,000 km².
Who named the common sandpiper?
The common sandpiper was named Actitis hypoleucos by (Linnaeus, 1758).
Sources and how to cite this page
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