Birds of Ecuador

    CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes)  
Genus: Actitis (1 species, 2 worldwide)


Spotted Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
Bluffer's Park, Toronto, Canada
  Breeding birds have spots.
   
Photograph by Mdf (Wikipedia)     Copyright and usage info

Spotted Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
Biscayne National Park, Florida, USA
  Unsppotted birds are more common in tropical America.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Northern migrant. A common medium-sized sandpiper which is continually lifting its rump.


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