upland sandpiper

English

an upland sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)

Noun

upland sandpiper (plural upland sandpipers)

A small wader, Bartramia longicauda, breeding in North America and wintering in South America.

Synonyms

(bird): upland plover, Bartram's sandpiper, Bartramian sandpiper, papabotte (Louisiana)

Translations

Bartramia longicauda

Czech: bartramie dlouhoocasá f
Danish: bartramsklire c
Dutch: Bartrams ruiter (nl) m
Finnish: preeriakahlaaja (fi)
French: maubèche des champs (fr) f
German: Prärieläufer m
Icelandic: sléttulæpa (is)
Italian: piro piro codalunga
Japanese: マキバシギ (makibashigi)
Norwegian: præriesnipe
Polish: preriowiec m
Russian: бартрамия f (bartramija)
Spanish: correlimos batitú
Swedish: piparsnäppa (sv) c

References

upland sandpiper on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Bartramia longicauda on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Bartramia longicauda on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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