Spotted sandpiper: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the spotted sandpiper lives – recorded in 57 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Actitis macularius
Group	Waders, gulls, terns & auks
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	57 countries
Continents	Europe, North America, South America
Class	Bird
Order	Charadriiformes
Family	Scolopacidae

Where does the spotted sandpiper live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the spotted sandpiper in 57 countries and territories across Europe, North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, Brazil, Vitória do Jari, South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the spotted sandpiper endangered?

The spotted sandpiper’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the spotted sandpiper?

The spotted sandpiper (Actitis macularius) is a bird in the order Charadriiformes and the family Scolopacidae, genus Actitis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the spotted sandpiper

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Spotted sandpiper (revision 1380705852), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q389691 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).