upland sandpiper

noun

Definition of upland sandpiper

: a large short-billed American sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) that frequents fields and prairies

— called also upland plover

Examples of upland sandpiper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There was a tricolored heron at Magnolia Point in Gloucester and an upland sandpiper at Logan Airport. — BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2019 Notable breeding species include Henslow's sparrow, king and Virginia rails, upland sandpiper, least bitterns, American bitterns and common snipe. — Frank Abderholden, Lake County News-Sun, 2 Feb. 2018

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“Upland sandpiper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upland%20sandpiper. Accessed 22 Oct. 2021.

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