Common sandpiper
| Common sandpiper | |
|---|---|
| Adult, Laem Pak Bia, Thailand | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Scolopacidae |
| Genus: | Actitis |
| Species: | A. hypoleucos |
| Binomial name | |
| Actitis hypoleucos | |
| Range Breeding Non-breeding Passage Possibly extant (non-breeding) Possibly extant (passage) | |
| Synonyms | |
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 basal species of the closely related genus Tringa.
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