Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularius

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The Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius syn. Actitis macularia) is a small shorebird, 18–20 cm long. Together with its sister species, the Common Sandpiper (A. hypoleucos) they make up the genus Actitis. They replace each other geographically; stray birds may settle down with breeders of the other species and hybridize.

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  1. (c) Kenneth Cole Schneider, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosyfinch/5747130003/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actitis_macularius

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