What is Spotted sandpiper?
{{Speciesbox | image = Actitis-macularia-005.jpg | image_caption = Breeding plumage | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref>{{cite iucn|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22693277/0 |title=''Actitis macularius'' |author=BirdLife International |author-link=BirdLife International |year=2012 |access-date=26 November 2013}}</ref> | taxon = Actitis macularius | authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1766) | synonyms = ''Tringa macularia'' {{Taxobox_authority | author = Linnaeus | date = 1766}}<br/> ''Actitis macularia'' orth. err.<br/> ''Tringoides macularius'' {{Taxobox_authority | author = Sharpe| date = 1896}} | range_map = Actitis macularius map.svg }} [[File:Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius).webm|thumb]] The '''spotted sandpiper''' (''Actitis macularius'') is a small [[bird]] in the [[genus]] ''[[Actitis]]''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/659731768|title=The Helm dictionary of scientific bird names : from aalge to zusii|last=Jobling, James A.|date=2010|publisher=Christopher Helm|isbn=978-1-4081-3326-2|location=London|oclc=659731768}}</ref> == Description == Spotted sandpipers are 7.1-7.9 in (18-20 cm) long. It weighs 1.2-1.8 oz (34-50 g). It has a [[wingspan]] of 14.6-15.8 in (37-40 cm). Adults have short yellowish legs and an orange bill with a dark tip. The body is brown on top and white underneath with black spots.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Spotted Sandpiper Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology|url=https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Spotted_Sandpiper/id|access-date=2020-10-24|website=www.allaboutbirds.org|language=en}}</ref> == Distribution == They breed near fresh water across most of [[Canada]] and the [[United States]]. They migrate to the [[southern United States]], the [[Caribbean]], and [[South America]]. They are very rare in [[western Europe]]. == Feeding == They eat [[insect]]s, [[crustacean]]s and other [[invertebrate]]s. == Reproduction == Spotted sandpipers nest on the ground. During the breeding season, females may mate wi