Spotted Sandpiper vs Waved Pincertail

Actitis macularius compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• Spotted Sandpiper is Least Concern while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Spotted Sandpiper	Waved Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Scolopacidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Actitis	Onychogomphus
Species	Actitis macularius	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Spotted Sandpiper and Waved Pincertail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Spotted Sandpiper

LC — Least Concern

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Spotted Sandpiper	Waved Pincertail
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).

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.