THE BIRDS I SAW Home | Birds | Books | Members | Login | Register | Contact Us       Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos ) Common Name Common Sandpiper Scientific Name Actitis hypoleucos Order Charadriiformes Family Scolopacidae Genus Actitis Species A. hypoleucos Length - Description The adult has grayish brown upperparts, white under parts, short yellowish legs and a bill with a pale base and dark tip. Juveniles are barred above and have buff edges to the wing feathers. Identification Nesting Feeding The Common Sandpiper forages by sight on the ground or in shallow water, picking up small food items such as insects, crustaceans and other invertebrate. It may also catch insects in flight. Information updated by Shah Jahan  Common Name(s) Language Name Submitted by Submitted on Dutch Oeverloper spilornis 08/Feb/2008 English Common Sandpiper Shah Jahan 21/Jul/2007 Latin Actitis hypoleucos Shah Jahan 21/Jul/2007 Sinhalese Podhu Silittha Shah Jahan 03/Aug/2007  Fact(s) Fact Submitted by Submitted on  Gallery Photographer: Shah Jahan Location: Muthuraja Sanctuary Date Taken: 21/Mar/2008 Upload On: 22/Mar/2008 Rating: ****** Photographer: KULASHEKARA C S Location: common sandpiper Date Taken: 19/Mar/2008 Upload On: 19/Mar/2008 Rating: ****** Photographer: Ganesh Location: Abu Dhabi Corniche Date Taken: 21/Feb/2008 Upload On: 21/Feb/2008 Rating: ****** Photographer: spilornis Location: Kota Kinabalu Date Taken: 09/Mar/2005 Upload On: 08/Feb/2008 Rating: ****** Photographer: Vishvajit Juikar Location: nr bangalore Date Taken: 02/Sep/2007 Upload On: 07/Feb/2008 Rating: ****** Photographer: KULASHEKARA C S Location: Lingambudhi lake, Mysore Date Taken: 27/Apr/2007 Upload On: 16/Jan/2008 Rating: ****** Photographer: Sajna Location: Al Bateen Beach, Abu Dhabi Date Taken: 05/Jan/2008 Upload On: 05/Jan/2008 Rating: ****** Photographer: Sajna Location: Al Bateen Beach, Abu Dhabi Date Taken: 05/Jan/2008 Upload On: 05/Jan/2008 Rating: ****** Photographer: Shah Jahan Location: Muscat Date Taken: 05/Dec/2007 Upload On: 05/Dec/2007 Rating: ****** Photographer: J.M. Garg Location: Kolkata, West Bengal Date Taken: 15/Nov/2007 Upload On: 15/Nov/2007 Rating: ****** Photographer: Shah Jahan Location: Neima Pools, Al Ain Date Taken: 15/Oct/2007 Upload On: 15/Oct/2007 Rating: ****** Photographer: Shah Jahan Location: Neima Pools, Al Ain Date Taken: 15/Oct/2007 Upload On: 15/Oct/2007 Rating: ****** Photographer: Trevor Hardaker Location: Paarl Bird Sanctuary Date Taken: 25/Aug/2007 Upload On: 25/Aug/2007 Rating: ****** Photographer: Trevor Hardaker Location: Paarl Bird Sanctuary Date Taken: 25/Aug/2007 Upload On: 25/Aug/2007 Rating: ****** Photographer: Trevor Hardaker Location: Paarl Bird Sanctuary Date Taken: 25/Aug/2007 Upload On: 25/Aug/2007 Rating: ****** Photographer: Trevor Hardaker Location: Paarl Bird Sanctuary Date Taken: 25/Aug/2007 Upload On: 25/Aug/2007 Rating: ****** Photographer: Shah Jahan Location: Near Marina Mall, Abu Dhabi Date Taken: 04/Aug/2007 Upload On: 04/Aug/2007 Rating: ****** Photographer: Shah Jahan Location: Near Marina Mall, Abu Dhabi Date Taken: 04/Aug/2007 Upload On: 04/Aug/2007 Rating: ****** Photographer: Kuo K.K. Location: Hualien County Date Taken: 10/Jul/2007 Upload On: 10/Jul/2007 Rating: ****** Photographer: Shah Jahan Location: Ras Al Khor, Dubai Date Taken: 23/Jun/2007 Upload On: 23/Jun/2007 Rating: ******  Discussions Site Developed & Maintained by Shah Jahan & Sajna A Iqbal Design By FSquares COPYRIGHT (C) TheBirdsISaw.COM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 2007.