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PRONUNCIATION OF CURLEW SANDPIPER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CURLEW SANDPIPER

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Curlew sandpiper is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CURLEW SANDPIPER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

curlew sandpiper

Curlew sandpiper

The curlew sandpiper is a small wader that breeds on the tundra of Arctic Siberia. It is strongly migratory, wintering mainly in Africa, but also in south and southeast Asia and in Australasia. It is a vagrant to North America.

Definition of curlew sandpiper in the English dictionary

The definition of curlew sandpiper in the dictionary is a common Eurasian sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea, having a brick-red breeding plumage and a greyish winter plumage.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CURLEW SANDPIPER

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WORDS THAT END LIKE CURLEW SANDPIPER

bagpiper
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green sandpiper
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Pied Piper
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red-backed sandpiper
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Synonyms and antonyms of curlew sandpiper in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «curlew sandpiper» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CURLEW SANDPIPER

Find out the translation of curlew sandpiper to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of curlew sandpiper from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «curlew sandpiper» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鸻鹬
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

correlimos alcaraván
570 millions of speakers

English

curlew sandpiper
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Curlew सैंडपाइपर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الطيطوي الكروان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кроншнеп кулик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

maçarico maçarico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কুঁচিতকারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bécasseau courlis
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Curler
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sichelstrandläufer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カーリューサンドパイパー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

마도요 도요
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Curler
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chim mo nhát Sandpiper
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

curler
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कर्लर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bigudi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sandpiper chiurlo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kulik bojownik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кроншнеп кулик
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Sandpiper Curlew
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

curlew sandpiper
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

krombekstrandloper
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

storspov snäppa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

storspove sandpiper
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of curlew sandpiper

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CURLEW SANDPIPER»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about curlew sandpiper

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CURLEW SANDPIPER»

Discover the use of curlew sandpiper in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to curlew sandpiper and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Shorebirds of Australia
53 WA lluiddy Turnstone, Curlew Sandpiper, Eastem Crrlew, Great Knot, Grey Plover, Grey-tailed Tatt'er, Red Knot, lied-necked Stint, lil tlr Curlew, 'Wl'iirrI1rr'l__ Asian Dowitcher, Sanderlirg, Blaek-tailed Godwit, Conirnort Grieeiisltarili, Oriental ...
Andrew Geering, Lindsay Agnew, Sandra Harding, 2007
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Sasol Southern African Birds: A Photographic Guide
In breeding plumage the Red Knot is brick-red below with a spangled back pattern, and then resembles the breeding Curlew Sandpiper but is very much larger and plumper. The call is a low, grunting 'knutt'. This gregarious bird occurs in ...
Ian Sinclair, Ian Hugh Davidson, 1995
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Bird Migration
Northern migrants are strongly predominant, and commonest are Turnstone and Curlew Sandpiper, which are found mostly on rocky or mixed rocky /sandy shores , and Sanderling. which is found on all different types of shores. Based on ...
Thomas Alerstam, 1993
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Shorebirds
Differs from Pectoral and Sharp-tailed in longer, darker bill, slightly stronger wingbar, and in extensive whitish at sides of rump and uppertail-coverts. Lacks clear white on uppertail shown by Curlew Sandpiper; in close views, central uppertail ...
John Marchant, Peter Hayman, Tony Prater, 2010
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A Checklist of the World's Bird Species
... Vanellus albiceps White-headed Lapwing Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper Vanellus armatus Blacksmith Plover Calidris fuscicollis White-rumped Sandpiper Vanellus cayanus Pied Lapwing Calidris himantopus Stilt Sandpiper Vanellus ...
David Boyd, 2006
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Pete Dunne's Essential Field Guide Companion: A ...
Rock Sandpiper / Curlew Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper/ Buff—breasted Sandpiper. sissippi Flyway, an uncommon interior migrant. DISTRI BUTIO N: Breeds in arctic and subarctic regions across the Northern Hemisphere; in North America, found ...
Pete Dunne, 2013
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Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America
... Temminck's Stint Long-toed Stint Least Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Purple Sandpiper Rock Sandpiper Dunlin Curlew Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Spoon-billed Sandpiper ...
Roger Tory Peterson, 2008
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A Field Guide to Birds of the Gambia and Senegal
This attenuated appearance together with the short black legs produces a low ' horizontal' profile. Predominantly huffish in all plumages. Markedly scaly back recalls immature Curlew Sandpiper. Pale supercilium and white supraloral spot are ...
Clive Barlow, Tim Wacher, 2005
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9 CFR Animals and Animal Products: CFR Parts 1-199
... Purple Sandpiper Calidris ptilocnemis, Rock Sandpiper Calidris alpina, Dunlin Calidris ferruginea, Curlew Sandpiper Calidris himantopus, Stilt Sandpiper Eurynorhynchus pygmeus, Spoon-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus, Broad- billed ...
Office of The Federal Register, 2013
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The Audubon Price Guide Book
... error plate #337 33 5-6 332* Pectoral Sandpiper sheet-horz. pair, error plate # 329 33 5-5 332 Red backed Sandpiper sheet-horz. pair 70 10- 10 333 Curlew Sandpiper sheet-horz. pair 70 10- 9 336 Semipalmated Sandpiper sheet-horz. pair ...
Ron Flynn, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CURLEW SANDPIPER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term curlew sandpiper is used in the context of the following news items.
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Battle heats up to save Sunshine Coast wetlands
He has sighted at least 80 bird species in the wetlands, including the endangered Australian painted snipe and curlew sandpiper. Other Coast ... «The Sunshine Coast Daily, Jun 15»
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Day 170: Birding the Hippodrome
A Curlew Sandpiper meandered slowly around the mudflat—out of season here, and a bonus bird for Spain. I'm not sure whose smile was ... «Audubon Magazine Blog, Jun 15»
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The making of an Alaskan bird nerd
The other, the curlew sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) is only half the size of the bird we had been observing. That left us with the whimbrel (N. «Alaska Dispatch News, Jun 15»
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First Australian shorebirds on critically endangered species list
The curlew sandpiper was until recently one of the most common of the group ... thick-billed grasswren, curlew sandpiper, spotted quail-thrush, ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
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We need to get smarter to save shorebirds from rising seas
Two shorebirds, the eastern curlew and curlew sandpiper, are likely to become the first migratory shorebirds to be added to the Australian ... «The Conversation AU, May 15»
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Birdwatch: RSPB shares the location of rare breeding raptor
Other sightings at Blacktoft have included a red-necked phalarope in almost full summer plumage and a curlew sandpiper. In all, 20 wader ... «Yorkshire Post, May 15»
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Spring birds slow to return
... Curlew Sandpiper May 1996, Violet-green Swallow April 2013 and Chuck-wills-widow in May 2014. Anything is possible in the world of birds ... «Ottawa Citizen, Mar 15»
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Australian migratory bird numbers in freefall due to destruction of …
"The curlew sandpiper and eastern curlew are migratory shorebirds that come to Australia in our summer and as they migrate back to Asia, they ... «ABC Online, Jan 15»
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NATURE NOTES: Thousands of winter visitors flock to the coast
A curlew sandpiper was at Cresswell Pond on October 2, and common sandpipers were at Hauxley on two dates. There were 21 black-tailed ... «Northumberland Gazette, Dec 14»
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Bird Notes: Under the cover of darkness Redwings arrive
A Curlew Sandpiper was on Anglesey's Alaw estuary, a dozen Spotted Redshanks at Connah's Quay (where 25 Twites are feeding), the ... «Daily Post North Wales, Oct 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Curlew sandpiper [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/curlew-sandpiper>. May 2024 ».
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