Species profile—Actitis hypoleucos (common sandpiper)
Classification
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Aves ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves ) (birds) → Scolopacidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=scolopacidae ) (sandpipers, snipes and allies) → Actitis hypoleucos (common sandpiper)
( https://wildnet.itp.qld.gov.au/wws/images/13372?f=.jpg )
Sighting data
- Download
- KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1885&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1885&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1885 )
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves ) (animals)
- Class
- Aves ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves ) (birds)
- Family
- Scolopacidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=scolopacidae ) (sandpipers, snipes and allies)
- Scientific name
- Actitis hypoleucos (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- common sandpiper
- WildNet taxon ID
- 1885
- Synonym(s)
- Tringa hypoleucos
- Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- SL
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Wetland status
- Wetland Indicator Species ( https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/fauna/fauna-indicator-species/ )
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Marine & Terrestrial
Other resources
- Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) ( https://ozcam.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Actitis%20hypoleucos#tab_mapView )
- Atlas of Living Australia ( https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=ACTITIS%2BHYPOLEUCOS )
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1885 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1885 ).
This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
