Scolopacidae is a large family of shorebirds, or waders, which mainly includes many species known as sandpipers, but also others such as woodcocks, curlews, and snipes. Most of these species eat …

The common sandpiper (Actitis, or sometimes Tringa, hypoleucos) is an abundant breeder on grassy shores of lakes and rivers throughout Eurasia, and it winters from Africa to Australia and Polynesia.

Priority Bird.

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With rufous and gold markings on the head and wings, breeding adult Western Sandpipers are the most colorful of the tiny North American sandpipers known as “peeps.” This abundant shorebird gathers in …

There are at least twenty-two native and vagrant species of sandpipers that have been identified in North America. Almost all of these types of sandpipers migrate into the northern ranges of the …

Sandpipers are birds whose very name evokes images of shorelines, gentle waves, and elegant creatures darting along the water’s edge. These seemingly simple birds possess fascinating …

Nov 14, 2025 · Over 85 distinct sandpiper species exist worldwide including the Least Sandpiper, Dunlin, and Sanderling. Physical characteristics define sandpipers through their slender builds, long …

Sandpipers are small to medium-sized shorebirds known for their slender bodies, long legs, and probing beaks, which they use to forage for invertebrates in mudflats and along shorelines.

Found in a variety of wetland habitats; breeds on stony ground along rivers and lakeshores, with migrants occurring on muddy and rocky substrates from concrete canal banks to channels in tidal …