
The Common Sandpiper is a small Palearctic wader. This bird and its American sister species, the Spotted Sandpiper, 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.
Similar species: Shorebirds And Allies
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Uploaded Jun 20, 2014. Captured Feb 27, 2014 18:00 in Sanvordem - Dabal - Dharbandoda Road, Bandoli, Goa 403706, India.