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WHAT DOES SPOTTED SANDPIPER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Spotted sandpiper

The spotted sandpiper is a small shorebird, 18–20 cm long. Together with its sister species, the Common Sandpiper they make up the genus Actitis. They replace each other geographically; stray birds may settle down with breeders of the other species and hybridize. Their breeding habitat is near fresh water across most of Canada and the United States. They migrate to the southern United States and South America, and are very rare vagrants to western Europe. These are not gregarious birds and are seldom seen in flocks. Adults have short yellowish legs and an orange bill with a dark tip. The body is brown on top and white underneath with black spots. Non-breeding birds, depicted below, do not have the spotted underparts, and are very similar to the Common Sandpiper of Eurasia; the main difference is the more washed-out wing pattern visible in flight and the normally light yellow legs and feet of the Spotted Sandpiper. The Actitis species have a distinctive stiff-winged flight low over the water. Spotted Sandpipers nest on the ground.

Definition of spotted sandpiper in the English dictionary

The definition of spotted sandpiper in the dictionary is a North American sandpiper, Actitis macularia, having a spotted breast in its breeding plumage Also called : peetweet.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPOTTED SANDPIPER

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spotted crake
spotted dick
spotted dog
spotted fever
spotted flycatcher
spotted gum
spotted hyena
spotted laurel
spotted mackerel
Spotted Mist
spotted orchid
spotted ray
spotted redshank
spottedness
spotter
spotter plane
spottie
spottier
spottiest

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPOTTED SANDPIPER

bagpiper
caliper
curlew sandpiper
gossiper
green sandpiper
griper
juniper
Pied Piper
piper
pit viper
red-backed sandpiper
riper
sandpiper
sniper
striper
upland sandpiper
viper
windshield wiper
wiper
worshiper

Synonyms and antonyms of spotted sandpiper in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «spotted sandpiper» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPOTTED SANDPIPER

Find out the translation of spotted sandpiper to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of spotted 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 «spotted sandpiper» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

斑鹬
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lavandera manchada
570 millions of speakers

English

spotted sandpiper
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

देखा सैंडपाइपर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رصدت الطيطوي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пятнистый кулик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

borrelho manchado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্পট sandpiper
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bécasseau tacheté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melihat pasir
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gefleckten Sandpiper
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

斑点サンドパイパー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

발견 도요
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sepasang sandpiper
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Sandpiper phát hiện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காணப்பட்டது சாண்ட்பீப்பர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ठिपके असलेला सांडपाइप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Benekli kum midesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sandpiper macchiato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bojownik plamkami
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

плямистий кулик
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Sandpiper pete
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στίγματα sandpiper
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

raakgesien ruiter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

prickigt snäppa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spotted sandpiper
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPOTTED SANDPIPER»

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The Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas
The Spotted Sandpiper is one of the most familiar North American shorebirds. Well known for its teetering behavior, it is found along streams, ponds, and lakes over much of the continent. The Spotted Sandpiper is a common nesting bird from ...
Laura Spess Jackson, Carol A. Thompson, James J. Dinsmore, 1996
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The Atlas of Breeding Birds of Alberta: A Second Look
Photo: Raymond Toal NESTING The Spotted Sandpiper is found in every Natural Region in Alberta. No change in distribution was observed between Atlas 1 and Atlas 2 for this species. Compared with other shorebirds, the Spotted Sandpiper ...
‎2007
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The Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia The Spollcid Sandpiper, also called "teeter- tail" and "tip-up" for its characteristic: bobbing behavior, is one of the best known shorebirds in New York. It Ls a common breeder throughout the state, and its ...
Robert F. Andrle, Janet R. Carroll, 1988
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Birds of the Yukon Territory
Noteworthy Records: The Yukon's first record of the Spotted Sandpiper was a note that this shorebird was “constantly in sight" along the Yukon River from Marsh Lake to Lake Laberge on 10 July 1898 (Cantweii 1899). Although Cantvveii ...
Edited by Pamela H. Sinclair, Wendy A. Nixon, Cameron D. Eckert, and Nancy L. Hughes, Pamela H. Sinclair, Wendy A. Nixon, 2011
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Life in the Chesapeake Bay
The adults in summer plumage have a dark gray-brown back spotted with white highlights and a white belly; they also have a diagnostic white eye-ring. The solitary sandpiper does bob its head but not as constantly as the spotted sandpiper.
Alice Jane Lippson, Robert L. Lippson, 2006
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Shorebirds of the Northern Hemisphere
Very similar to Spotted Sandpiper (129), with which it forms a species pair. Small; straight, medium-length, brownish bill with dark tip, and short, dull-yellow ( sometimes greyish) legs. Brown above, white beneath, with sharply demarcated  ...
Richard Chandler, 2009
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Birds of Field and Shore: Grassland and Shoreline Birds of ...
The common sandpiper (T. hypoleucos) of Eurasia closely resembles the spotted sandpiper. Behaviors. This bird and the killdeer are probably the best- known, most widespread shorebirds in North America and also— when the sandpiper is  ...
John Eastman, 2000
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Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide
Spotted Sandpiper, winter plumage Actitis macularius Costa Rican names: Andarríos maculado; alzacolita; piririza; tigüiza. 23/23 trips; 154 sightings. Status: Northern migrant. Length: 7.1–7.9 inches. Weight: 1.3–1.4 ounces (37–40 grams) .
Carrol L. Henderson, 2010
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Great Lakes Nature: An Outdoor Year
In this case, it narrowed the field to one: The Spotted Sandpiper, even if it didn't have spots. As it turns out, the Spotted Sandpiper is probably one short-legged sandpiper that an amateur can identify pretty surely. The Spotted Sandpiper is one ...
Mary Blocksma, 2004
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Birder's Handbook
Polyandry in the Spotted Sandpiper The most widespread sandpiper in North America is the Spotted, and it has one of the most unusual breeding systems found in birds — polyandry (one female mating with more than one male). Unlike most ...
Paul Ehrlich, David S. Dobkin, Darryl Wheye, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPOTTED SANDPIPER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spotted sandpiper is used in the context of the following news items.
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It's shorebird season
Spotted sandpiper is a frequently encountered shorebird. They are highly adaptable, nesting along any kind of waterway from a rocky brook to a rocky coastline. «The Telegram, Jul 15»
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Outdoors Happenings: July 21, 2015
His list of shorebirds included killdeer, spotted sandpiper (including a fuzzy chick), greater yellowlegs, lesser yellowlegs, least sandpiper, western sandpiper and ... «Yakima Herald-Republic, Jul 15»
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Plum Island's good birds and annoying flies
We also caught views of a spotted sandpiper from the tower at Parking Lot 7. All in all, the greenheads were not too bad. They always attacked the car and we ... «The Daily News of Newburyport, Jul 15»
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Changes constantly occurring in nature
Take a breath, scribble more — names like kingbird and spotted sandpiper. Take a break. Look upriver. A whitetail deer crossing transpires. Their coats are so ... «Ithaca Journal, Jul 15»
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Upland sandpipers are on the fence in Missouri
Upland sandpipers arrive in Mid-Missouri in April and stay until September. ... The spotted sandpiper is small — 6 inches long — and easily identified in summer ... «Columbia Daily Tribune, Jun 15»
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Road Scholars enjoy travel, learning
Van den Broek lived up to this reputation when he gave the birding trip's participants an impromptu lesson on the spotted sandpiper as they peered through their ... «The Register-Guard, Jun 15»
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Breeding Season in Full Swing for Birds
This species is about the size of our common and roseate terns, but has a ... On the same day, Allan Keith spotted a spotted sandpiper, a species that used to ... «The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News, May 15»
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Rare bird alert: Snowy owls seen on Seacoast, swallows return to NH
Another sandhill crane has been spotted in the state. This one was ... A pair of gadwall and a spotted sandpiper were seen at Mink Brook in Hanover on April 22. «WMUR Manchester, Apr 15»
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Bird sightings
Decent weather for migration last week witnessed both notable movements or new arrivals of several species including American bittern, spotted sandpiper, ... «Boston Globe, Apr 15»
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The World Outdoors: Shore bird migration thrills birders
A solitary sandpiper and a juvenile spotted sandpiper obliged us by standing side by side so we had a good chance to compare and contrast these birds. «London Free Press, Aug 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Spotted sandpiper [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/spotted-sandpiper>. Apr 2024 ».
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