Spotted Sandpiper vs swamp fleabane

Actitis macularius compared with Erigeron elatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Spotted Sandpiper	swamp fleabane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Scolopacidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Actitis	Erigeron
Species	Actitis macularius	Erigeron elatus

Conservation Status

Spotted Sandpiper

LC — Least Concern

swamp fleabane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Spotted Sandpiper	swamp fleabane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

swamp fleabane

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.