Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusActitis (Common and Spotted Sandpipers)
- SpeciesActitis hypoleucos (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. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Sandpiper sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 612 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Cairngorms National Park
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticola
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Sandpiper in Cairngorms National Park?
About 24% of wildlife watchers report a Common Sandpiper sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 612 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Common Sandpiper in Cairngorms National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Common Sandpiper in Cairngorms National Park in our monthly data.