Small Suncup vs Spotted Sandpiper

Aspidonepsis flava compared with Actitis macularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Small Suncup	Spotted Sandpiper
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Apocynaceae	Scolopacidae
Genus	Aspidonepsis	Actitis
Species	Aspidonepsis flava	Actitis macularius

Conservation Status

Small Suncup

LC — Least Concern

Spotted Sandpiper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Small Suncup	Spotted Sandpiper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Small Suncup

Habitat

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

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 (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.