Spotted Sandpiper vs Wavy Meadow-Grass

Actitis macularius compared with Poa flexuosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Spotted Sandpiper	Wavy Meadow-Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Scolopacidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Actitis	Poa
Species	Actitis macularius	Poa flexuosa

Conservation Status

Spotted Sandpiper

LC — Least Concern

Wavy Meadow-Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Spotted Sandpiper	Wavy Meadow-Grass
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).

Wavy Meadow-Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden