Bird

Common sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

हिन्दी: सामान्य चोबाहा

IUCN: Least Concern

Common sandpiper, brown above and white below, at the water's edge

Scientific name: Actitis hypoleucos
Hindi name: सामान्य चोबाहा
Family: Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes
Group: Bird
Conservation status: Least Concern
Length: About 20 cm

A small wader that bobs as it walks.

Spot it Brown above and white below, with a white 'hook' in front of the wing.
Home Edges of rivers, ponds and lakes.
Food web Eats insects, small crustaceans and other shore animals.
Why it matters Found on almost any water's edge in winter, even small village ponds.

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