Spotted Sandpiper vs White-edged Oriole

Actitis macularius compared with Icterus graceannae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Spotted Sandpiper	White-edged Oriole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Scolopacidae	Icteridae
Genus	Actitis	Icterus
Species	Actitis macularius	Icterus graceannae

Evolutionary Relationship

Spotted Sandpiper and White-edged Oriole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Spotted Sandpiper

LC — Least Concern

White-edged Oriole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Spotted Sandpiper	White-edged Oriole
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).

White-edged Oriole

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ecuador, Norway, and Peru.

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:

🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway