Spotted Sandpiper Actitis Macularia Walking Across An Algae Covered

Spotted Sandpiper Actitis Macularia Walking Across An Algae Covered The dapper spotted sandpiper makes a great ambassador for the notoriously difficult to identify shorebirds. they occur all across north america, they are distinctive in both looks and actions, and they're handsome. they also have intriguing social lives in which females take the lead and males raise the young. with their richly spotted breeding plumage, teetering gait, stuttering wingbeats. The spotted sandpiper is the most widespread breeding sandpiper in north america. female spotted sandpipers sometimes practice an unusual breeding strategy called polyandry, where a female mates with up to four males, each of which then cares for a clutch of eggs. one female in minnesota laid five clutches for three males in a month and a half.

Spotted Sandpiper Actitis Macularia Walking On The Beach Stock Photo Tringa macularialinnaeus, 1766actitis macularia orth. err. tringoides maculariussharpe, 1896. the spotted sandpiper (actitis macularius) is a small shorebird. together with its sister species the common sandpiper (a. hypoleucos), it makes up the genus actitis. they replace each other geographically; stray birds may settle down with breeders of. Uppercase: current genus uppercase first letter: generic synonym and see: generic homonyms lowercase: species and subspecies : early names, variants, misspellings ‡: extinct †: type species gr.: ancient greek l.: latin <: derived from syn: synonym of : separates historical and modern geographic names ex: based on tl: type locality od: original diagnosis (genus) or original description. A spotted sandpiper pair reverses the traditional roles found in most other bird species in a number of interesting ways. the female spotted sandpiper, for instance, migrates early to arrive at a potential nesting site before the male. she is the one that establishes the territory by driving other females away. Photo of spotted sandpiper (breeding adult) peter latourrette's bird photo gallery photos of spotted sandpiper : identification tips for the spotted sandpiper : song and calls of the spotted sandpiper : range maps: (click map to enlarge.) breeding map : winter map (cbc) spotted sandpiper.

Spotted Sandpiper Actitis Macularia Walking At Waters Edge Stock A spotted sandpiper pair reverses the traditional roles found in most other bird species in a number of interesting ways. the female spotted sandpiper, for instance, migrates early to arrive at a potential nesting site before the male. she is the one that establishes the territory by driving other females away. Photo of spotted sandpiper (breeding adult) peter latourrette's bird photo gallery photos of spotted sandpiper : identification tips for the spotted sandpiper : song and calls of the spotted sandpiper : range maps: (click map to enlarge.) breeding map : winter map (cbc) spotted sandpiper. Naturalized. provisional. small shorebird. constantly bobs its tail while working edges of streams, ponds, and lakes for invertebrates. several individuals may be found at the same body of water, but never forms tight flocks. underparts spotted in summer; plain in winter. listen for two or three noted whistled call as they flush from shorelines. Charadriiformes: scolopacidae. click on images for full screen . web design by peter j. bryant back to birds of orange county, california back to natural history of orange county, california.

Spotted Sandpiper Actitis Macularia Walking On Seaweed Stock Photo Naturalized. provisional. small shorebird. constantly bobs its tail while working edges of streams, ponds, and lakes for invertebrates. several individuals may be found at the same body of water, but never forms tight flocks. underparts spotted in summer; plain in winter. listen for two or three noted whistled call as they flush from shorelines. Charadriiformes: scolopacidae. click on images for full screen . web design by peter j. bryant back to birds of orange county, california back to natural history of orange county, california.

Spotted Sandpiper Actitis Macularia Walking On A Log In The Water