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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Charadriiformes > Family: Scolopacidae > Genus: Actitis > Species: Actitis hypoleucos

Common Sandpiper - Actitis hypoleucos Linnaeus, 1758

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Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
EU Population status	Declining
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 6 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	1153 are designated for this species
Breeding habitats	rivers and lakes sparsely vegetated land
Natura 2000 species code	A168

Distribution

Threat and EU population status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Least Concern

Europe

Least Concern

Near Threatened

EU population status

The status of the population at the EU level was evaluated at the species level; this was based on the reports delivered by Member States under Article 12 of the Birds Directive (see fact sheet below). The EU status assessment can cover several subspecies/subspecific population units. For more information, please consult the species fact sheet and link below.

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

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Population status categories for bird species under the Birds Directive

Secure

Near Threatened, declining or depleted

Threatened (i.e. vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered, regionally extinct)

Legal text	Annex	Conditions	More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species (Tringa hypoleucos)		http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds. Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (AEWA)	(Tringa hypoleucos)		http://www.cms.int/species/aewa/aew_bkrd.htm http://www.unep-aewa.org/about/index.htm
Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2009, on the conservation of wild birds (EU Birds Directive)	This species is not mentioned in the annexes, but it is covered by the general protection regime provided by Article 1 of the Directive to all species of birds naturally occurring in the wild state in the European territory of the Member States to which the Treaty applies.		http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (Bonn Convention)	Annex II: migratory species which have an unfavourable conservation status and which require international agreements for their conservation and management, as well as those which have a conservation status which would significantly benefit from the international co-operation that could be achieved by an international agreement.	Synonym for this species is listed in Appendix II of the Bonn Convention (CMS). See there for more details.	http://www.cms.int/
	Annex II: migratory species which have an unfavourable conservation status and which require international agreements for their conservation and management, as well as those which have a conservation status which would significantly benefit from the international co-operation that could be achieved by an international agreement. (Migratory species of Scolopacidae)
Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds. Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (AEWA)	Annex II: Waterbird species to which the Agreement applies		http://www.migratoryspecies....ent/about-cms-family http://www.unep-aewa.org/en/legalinstrument/aewa
Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area (Helsinki Convention)	Threatened and/or declining species in the Baltic Sea		http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/species-and-habitats

Common Name	Language	Reference
Andarríos Chico	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Billegetõcankó	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Brodziec piskliwy	Polish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Chevalier guignette	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Common Sandpiper	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Drillsnäppa	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Flußuferläufer	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Maçarico-das-rochas	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Oeverloper	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Piro-piro piccolo	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Pisík obecný	Czech	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Rantasipi	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

Synonym	Author
Tringa hypoleucos	Linnaeus, 1758
Migratory species of Scolopacidae

EBCC Atlas of breeding birds	European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds
EURing code:05560	European bird-ringing
EoL	Encyclopedia of Life
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Common Sandpiper - Actitis hypoleucos Linnaeus, 1758

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Distribution

Threat and EU population status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

EU population status

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Protected sites

Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Common names and synonyms

Other resources

External data

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
DE2121401	Germany	Unterelbe	Map
DE2609401	Germany	Emsmarsch von Leer bis Emden	Map
DE2611401	Germany	Fehntjer Tief	Map
DE2617401	Germany	Unterweser	Map
DE2719401	Germany	Hammeniederung	Map
DE2832401	Germany	Niedersächsische Mittelelbe	Map
DE2843401	Germany	Stechlin	Map
DE2935401	Germany	Aland-Elbe-Niederung	Map
DE2948401	Germany	Schorfheide-Chorin	Map
DE2951401	Germany	Unteres Odertal	Map
DE3036401	Germany	Unteres Elbtal	Map
DE3239401	Germany	Untere Havel/Sachsen-Anhalt und Schollener See	Map
DE3334401	Germany	Milde-Niederung/Altmark	Map
DE3339402	Germany	Niederung der Unteren Havel	Map
DE3341401	Germany	U. Rhinluch/Dreetzer See, Havell. Luch und Belziger Landschaftsw.	Map
DE3437401	Germany	Elbaue Jerichow	Map
DE3450401	Germany	Märkische Schweiz	Map
DE3513401	Germany	Alfsee	Map
DE3532401	Germany	Vogelschutzgebiet Drömling	Map
DE3642401	Germany	Rietzer See	Map
DE3928401	Germany	Innerstetal von Langelsheim bis Groß Düngen	Map
DE4139401	Germany	Mittlere Elbe einschließlich Steckby-Lödderitzer Forst	Map
DE4142401	Germany	Mündungsgebiet der Schwarzen Elster	Map
DE4225401	Germany	Leinetal bei Salzderhelden	Map
DE4244401	Germany	Vogelschutzgebiet Annaburger Heide	Map
DE4248304	Germany	Tannenbusch und Teichlandschaft Groß Mehßow	Map
DE4531401	Germany	Helmestausee Berga-Kelbra (Anteil Sachsen-Anhalt)	Map
DE4531403	Germany	Kyffhäuser - Badraer Schweiz - Helmestausee	Map
DE4545302	Germany	Elbdeichvorland Mühlberg-Stehla	Map
DE4620401	Germany	Vorsperre-Twistetalsperre	Map
DE4725302	Germany	Jestädter Weinberg / Werraaltarm u. -aue bei Albungen	Map
DE4819303	Germany	Ederseeufer bei Herzhausen	Map
DE4820401	Germany	Stausee von Affoldern	Map
DE4827302	Germany	Frankenloch bei Heldra	Map
DE4831401	Germany	Gera-Unstrut-Niederung um Straußfurt	Map
DE4921301	Germany	Borkener See	Map
DE4939302	Germany	Restloch Zechau	Map
DE5025302	Germany	Säulingssee bei Kleinensee	Map
DE5037303	Germany	Am Schwertstein - Himmelsgrund	Map
DE5227304	Germany	NSG Breitunger Seen	Map