Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusActitis (Common and Spotted Sandpipers)
- SpeciesActitis hypoleucos (Common Sandpiper)
The common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) is a small Palearctic wader. This bird and its American sister species, the spotted sandpiper (A. macularia), 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. Hybridization has also been reported between the common sandpiper and the green sandpiper, a member of the closely related genus Tringa. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Sandpiper sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 374 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Fertő-Hanság National Park
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Sandpiper in Fertő-Hanság National Park?
About 22% of wildlife watchers report a Common Sandpiper sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 374 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Common Sandpiper in Fertő-Hanság National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Common Sandpiper in Fertő-Hanság National Park in our monthly data.