Spotted Sandpiper vs Winding Cisticola

Actitis macularius compared with Cisticola marginatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Spotted Sandpiper	Winding Cisticola
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	Cisticolidae
Genus	Actitis	Cisticola
Species	Actitis macularius	Cisticola marginatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Spotted Sandpiper and Winding Cisticola share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Spotted Sandpiper

LC — Least Concern

Winding Cisticola

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Spotted Sandpiper	Winding Cisticola
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).

Winding Cisticola

Habitat

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

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.