Spotted Sandpiper vs Window Gnat

Actitis macularius compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Spotted Sandpiper	Window Gnat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Scolopacidae	Anisopodidae
Genus	Actitis	Sylvicola
Species	Actitis macularius	Sylvicola fenestralis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Spotted Sandpiper

LC — Least Concern

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Spotted Sandpiper	Window Gnat
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).

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States