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 →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Sandpiper sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
📅 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 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Common Sandpiper sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Common Sandpiper in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Common Sandpiper in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.