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Common Name

Common Sandpiper

Alternate Names

Common Type

Sandpiper

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Scolopacidae

Genus

Actitis

Species

hypoleucos

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Angola, Brunei, Iraq

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Temperate and subtropical Europe in either fresh or saltwater.

Distribution and Range

Breeds across much of central and northern Europe and Asia, winters in Sub Sahara Africa, southern Asia, Philippines and Australia

Food

Forages on the ground by sight or shallow water for insects, crustaceans and other invertebrates. Can also catch insects in flight.

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