Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularius

Spanish: Andarríos maculado

The spotted sandpiper (Actitis macularius) is a small shorebird, 18–20 cm (7.1–7.9 in) long. The genus name Actitis is from Ancient Greek aktites, "coast-dweller", derived from akte, "coast", and macularius is Latin from macula, "spot".

TaxonomyAves › Charadriiformes › Scolopacidae

Local records99 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records85,211 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2026 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

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Recent local sightings

2026-05-13 — observation by titomich
2026-04-22 — observation by grr429
2026-04-06 — observation by stefanosalgado
2026-03-29 — observation by adrian_mora
2026-03-10 — observation by darioyee
2026-01-23 — observation by susanabs

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Cite as: “Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/actitis-macularius/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.