Spotted Sandpiper vs yellow willow

Actitis macularius compared with Salix lutea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Spotted Sandpiper	yellow willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Scolopacidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Actitis	Salix
Species	Actitis macularius	Salix lutea

Conservation Status

Spotted Sandpiper

LC — Least Concern

yellow willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Spotted Sandpiper	yellow willow
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).

yellow willow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.