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 May 2, 2015. Captured Apr 20, 2013 05:08 in 3 Old Mission Hall, Bull Bay, Amlwch, Isle of Anglesey LL68 9SG, UK.
