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Scolopacidaesandpipers, snipes, and relatives
Identification
Actitis macularius (spotted sandpiper)
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Spotted Sandpipers (Actitis macularius) are the most numerous Sandpipers in Costa Rica, especially inland. They are neotropical migrants. This is a flight call.
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Douglas Von Gausig (recordist; copyright holder), Naturesongs.com
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Classification
- Kingdom Animalia animals
- Phylum Chordata chordates
- Subphylum Vertebrata vertebrates
- Class Aves birds
- Order Charadriiformes shorebirds and relatives
- Family Scolopacidae sandpipers, snipes, and relatives
Related Taxa
- Species Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper
- Species Actitis macularius spotted sandpiper
- Species Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone
- Species Calidris alba sanderling
- Subspecies Calidris canutus rufa
- Species Calidris maritima purple sandpiper
- Species Calidris pusilla semipalmated sandpiper
- Species Catoptrophorus semipalmatus willet
- Species Gallinago gallinago common snipe
- Species Limosa fedoa marbled godwit
- Species Phalaropus lobatus northern phalarope
- Species Scolopax minor American woodcock
- Species Tringa flavipes lesser yellowlegs
- Species Tringa glareola wood sandpiper
- Species Tringa melanoleuca greater yellowlegs
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