
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 Feb 1, 2015. Captured Jan 25, 2015 11:22 in Strada Provinciale della Giannella, 194, 58015 Orbetello GR, Italy.