Other Scientific Names
Actitis macularia [Stotz et al. (1996)], Actitis macularia [Cramp and Simmons (1977-1994)], Tringa macularia [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]
Family
Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes)
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada (B) (P), Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica (NB), Martinique, Mexico, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Pierre and Miquelon (B) (P), St Vincent and The Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uruguay (NB), USA (B), Venezuela, Virgin Islands (British) (NB), Virgin Islands (U.S.) (NB).
Vagrant to Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Marshall Islands, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia (Asian), Senegal, Spain, St Helena, Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States Minor Outlying Islands.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 150,000 (2010).
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) [XC646826]
by Richard E. Webster from San Pablo Etla, San Pablo Etla, Oaxaca, Mexico (call)
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis) [XC663104]
by Seth Beaudreault from San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge, Cochise County, Arizona, United States (call)
Subspecies
Occasionally considered conspecific with Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos). Some authors have recognized two subspecies, rava (western North America) and nominate (eastern North America), but generally considered invalid.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet