Spotted sandpiper

The spotted sandpiper (Actitis macularius syn. Actitis macularia) is a small shorebird, 18–20 cm (7.1–7.9 in) long. Together with its sister species the common sandpiper (A. hypoleucos), they make up the genus Actitis. They replace each other geographically; stray birds may settle down with breeders of the other species and hybridize.