large pheasant's-eye vs Spotted Sandpiper

Adonis flammea compared with Actitis macularius

Key Differences

• large pheasant's-eye is Extinct while Spotted Sandpiper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	large pheasant's-eye	Spotted Sandpiper
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Scolopacidae
Genus	Adonis	Actitis
Species	Adonis flammea	Actitis macularius

Conservation Status

large pheasant's-eye

EX — Extinct

Spotted Sandpiper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	large pheasant's-eye	Spotted Sandpiper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

large pheasant's-eye

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Spotted Sandpiper

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Spotted Sandpiper

Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway