{"id":24615,"date":"2012-10-30T15:33:28","date_gmt":"2012-10-30T14:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/waders\/sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:13:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:13:28","slug":"sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/waders\/sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos\/","title":{"rendered":"Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, is a small wader. The Common Sandpiper breeds across most of Europe and Asia. It nests on the ground near fresh water. It migrates to Africa, southern Asia and Australia. This is a gregarious bird and is seen in large flocks.<\/p>\n<p>Factsheet: Common Sandpiper\u00a0<i>Actitis\u00a0hypoleucos<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-174-24615\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1208\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos\/sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos-27.jpg\" title=\"Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) at Rheindamm, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) at Rheindamm, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos\/thumbs\/thumbs_sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos-27.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1207\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos\/sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos-26.jpg\" title=\"Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) at Rheindamm, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) at Rheindamm, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos\/thumbs\/thumbs_sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos-26.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1206\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos\/sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos-25.jpg\" title=\"Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) at Rheindamm, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) at Rheindamm, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos\/thumbs\/thumbs_sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos-25.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1205\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos\/sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos-24.jpg\" title=\"Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) at Rheindamm, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) at Rheindamm, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos\/thumbs\/thumbs_sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos-24.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1204\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos\/sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos-23.jpg\" title=\"Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) at Rheindamm, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) at Rheindamm, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos\/thumbs\/thumbs_sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos-23.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1203\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos\/sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos-22.jpg\" title=\"Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) at Rheindamm, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) at Rheindamm, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos\/thumbs\/thumbs_sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos-22.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1202\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos\/sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos-21.jpg\" title=\"Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) at Rheindamm, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) at Rheindamm, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos\/thumbs\/thumbs_sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos-21.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1201\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos\/sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos-20.jpg\" title=\"Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) at Rheindamm, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) at Rheindamm, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos\/thumbs\/thumbs_sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos-20.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1200\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos\/sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos-19.jpg\" title=\"Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) at Rheindamm, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) at Rheindamm, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos\/thumbs\/thumbs_sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos-19.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1199\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos\/sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos-18.jpg\" title=\"Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) at Rheindamm, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) at Rheindamm, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos\/thumbs\/thumbs_sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos-18.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1198\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" 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title=\"Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) at Rheindamm, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) at Rheindamm, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos\/thumbs\/thumbs_sandpiper-actitis-hypoleucos-16.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t<!-- Pagination -->\n \t<div class=\"ngg-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, is a small wader. The Common Sandpiper breeds across most of Europe and Asia. It nests on the ground near fresh water. It migrates to Africa, southern Asia and Australia. This is a gregarious bird and is seen in large flocks. Factsheet: Common Sandpiper\u00a0Actitis\u00a0hypoleucos\u00a0 &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1178,"featured_media":837574,"parent":17620,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[1685,1684],"class_list":["post-24615","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-actitis-hypoleucos","tag-sandpiper"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1178"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24615\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17620"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/837574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}