Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
Aves > Charadriiformes > Scolopacidae
Names in different Languages
| German | Drosseluferläufer |
| English | Spotted Sandpiper |
| French | Chevalier grivelé |
| Spanish | Andarríos maculado, Playero manchado |
Description
Spotted Sandpiper is a small shorebird found along fresh water. It nests on the ground. Interestingly, a female mates with different males during a breeding season and she leaves egg incubation to them.
How to Identify
Although the different sandpipers’ species are difficult to identify, for the Spotted Sandpiper, I look if the whole breast and belly have grey or brownish spots [breeding season]. The beak is yellowish with a dark tip.
Where When to Spot
I only saw a Spotted Sandpiper once, foraging along a small pond in between Technopark and Airport in Montreal. Unfortunately, these ponds have been dried out by the landlord.
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Observations
| 2018-05-22 | Tadoussac |
| 2017-06-24 | Technopark |