- Actitis hypoleucos
Identification
Medium to small wader.
Distribution
Breeds from western Europe to Japan between 30°N to 56°N.
Non-breeding range includes sub-Saharan Africa and Australia.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
A wide variety of aquatic habitats, including shores of freshwater bodies, estuaries and salt-marshes.
Behaviour
Easily told by it's bobbing habit as it walks along the shore. Found around freshwater bodies also breeds close to water in both habitats.
Vocalisation
Quite a vocal bird. A high-pitched pee-pee-pee in flight
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