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PRONUNCIATION OF UPLAND SANDPIPER

upland sandpiper  [ˈʌplənd ˈsændˌpaɪpə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UPLAND SANDPIPER

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Upland sandpiper is a noun.
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WHAT DOES UPLAND SANDPIPER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

upland sandpiper

Upland sandpiper

The upland sandpiper is a large sandpiper, closely related to the curlews. Older names are the upland plover and Bartram's sandpiper. It is the only member of the genus Bartramia. The genus name and the old common name Bartram's Sandpiper commemorate the American naturalist William Bartram. The name "Bartram's sandpiper" was made popular by Alexander Wilson, who was taught ornithology and natural history illustration by Bartram.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UPLAND SANDPIPER


bagpiper
ˈbæɡpaɪpə
countersniper
ˈkaʊntəˌsnaɪpə
daguerreotyper
dəˈɡerəʊˌtaɪpə
electrotyper
ɪˈlɛktrəʊˌtaɪpə
griper
ˈɡraɪpə
hyper
ˈhaɪpə
linotyper
ˈlaɪnəʊˌtaɪpə
penwiper
ˈpenˌwaɪpə
phonotyper
ˈfəʊnəˌtaɪpə
piper
ˈpaɪpə
riper
ˈraɪpə
sandpiper
ˈsændˌpaɪpə
sideswiper
ˈsaɪdˌswaɪpə
sniper
ˈsnaɪpə
stereotyper
ˈsterɪəˌtaɪpə
striper
ˈstraɪpə
swiper
ˈswaɪpə
Varityper
ˈvɛərɪˌtaɪpə
viper
ˈvaɪpə
wiper
ˈwaɪpə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UPLAND SANDPIPER

upland
upland cotton
upland plover
uplander
uplandish
uplands
uplay
uplead
uplean
upleap
uplift
uplift bra
uplifted
uplifter
uplifting
upliftingly
uplight
uplighter
uplink
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WORDS THAT END LIKE UPLAND SANDPIPER

asp viper
caliper
calliper
candy striper
curlew sandpiper
gaboon viper
gossiper
green sandpiper
horned viper
juniper
micrometer calliper
Phoenician juniper
Pied Piper
pit viper
red-backed sandpiper
sand viper
spotted sandpiper
windscreen wiper
windshield wiper
worshiper

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

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Translation of «upland sandpiper» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UPLAND SANDPIPER

Find out the translation of upland sandpiper to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

高地鹬
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Batitú
570 millions of speakers

English

upland sandpiper
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अपलैंड सैंडपाइपर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الطيطوي المرتفعات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

возвышенности кулик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

borrelho de Upland
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উষ্ণতম স্যান্ডপাইপার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

maubèche des champs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sandpiper dataran tinggi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Prärieläufer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

高地サンドパイパー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고지대 도요
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Upland sandpiper
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vùng cao Sandpiper
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேட்டுப்பாளையம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उंचावरुन सँडपाइपर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yüksek arazide kum sandığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Upland sandpiper
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bojownik wyżynny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

височини кулик
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

montane sandpiper
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Μπαρτραμία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoogland ruiter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

höglänta bena
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

høyereliggende sandpiper
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of upland sandpiper

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UPLAND SANDPIPER»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UPLAND SANDPIPER» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UPLAND SANDPIPER»

Discover the use of upland sandpiper in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to upland sandpiper and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas
bartramia. longicauda. Unlike most sandpipers, the Upland Sandpiper (often called the Upland Plover) is usually found away from water. It once nested in incredible numbers on the tallgrass prairies of Iowa. With the loss of most of that habitat, ...
Laura Spess Jackson, Carol A. Thompson, James J. Dinsmore, 1996
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The Birds of British Columbia: Nonpasserines: Diurnal Birds ...
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia bfigicauda (Bechstein) RANGE: Breeds in eastern Alaska and the northern Yukon; through the central Canadian prairies to the American midwest; also in southern Ontario, southern Quebec, and the mountains ...
Robert Wayne Campbell, Neil K. Dawe, British Columbia. Wildlife Branch, 1997
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife of New Jersey
The decline of agriculture in the second half of the century of New Jersey prevented the upland sandpiper from achieving full recovery. Since the 1950s, upland sandpiper populations in the eastern United States have declined due to habitat ...
Bruce E. Beans, Larry Niles, 2003
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Birds of the Yukon Territory
The Upland Sandpiper is a scarce breeder in grassy lowland areas of southern Yukon. Duke Meadows, early June 1980; W. Harms Cenlral <€—i- Southern - 1.'. A 2 World Range: Breeds. more typical nesting habitat in the Yukon, however, ...
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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The Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State
Upland Sandpiper Bartrnmin longicauda The "notes rapidly rising and swelling, then slowly falling and dying away into a hollow windlike whistle" was the description used by Eaton 1 1910) for the call of the Upland Sandpiper, a call that in ...
Robert F. Andrle, Janet R. Carroll, 1988
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The Nature of Nebraska: Ecology and Biodiversity
Vignettes of Endangered and Declining Species Upland Sandpiper In contrast to the mountain plover, the English name of the upland sandpiper is a good fit. To a greater degree than other American shorebirds this is a species of upland ...
Paul A. Johnsgard, 2005
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Birds of Ontario: Habitat Requirements, Limiting Factors, ...
On the prairies, it was originally the most common shorebird species (bent 1929; buss and Hawkins 1939; Houston 1999a; White 1983). the upland Sandpiper was reported to be as common as the eastern Meadowlark in the Kingston area in ...
Allan P. Sandilands, 2010
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Birds of Field and Shore: Grassland and Shoreline Birds of ...
The upland sandpiper "skims close to the ground to land with tremble of outstretched wings," in the poetic prose of one field-guide author. When alighting, this bird usually holds its wings over its back for a few seconds ("the classic upland ...
John Eastman, 2000
9
Wildlife of Virginia and Maryland and Washington
Charles Fergus. hatching and make their first flights after seventeen to twenty- one days. Spotted sandpipers breed statewide in Virginia; the species is a rare local breeder in Maryland. Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda). The upland ...
Charles Fergus, 2003
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The Atlas of Breeding Birds of Alberta: A Second Look
Photo: Gerald Romanchuk NESTING Although Upland Sandpiper distribution lies mainly in the Grassland Natural Region, this species also occurs in grassy habitats throughout Alberta. Of the four most common large upland shorebirds, this ...
‎2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UPLAND SANDPIPER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term upland sandpiper is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wind turbines stress grassland birds
The list of birds studied included western meadowlark, grasshopper sparrow, bobolink, upland sandpiper, clay-colored sparrow, chestnut-collared longspur, ... «Bismarck Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Birding ain't easy
The upland sandpiper likes large plains of sparse vegetation, and most of those have been turned into subdivisions and shopping malls. Fortunately, they thrive ... «Bangor Daily News, Jul 15»
3
Piping plover chick crushed by foot traffic
SEABROOK, N.H. —At least one of the newly hatched piping plover chicks on New ... An upland sandpiper was reported from the Newington side of the Pease ... «WMUR Manchester, Jul 15»
4
Wildlife sightings
Sightings from a public birding trip to Camp Edwards on the 13th included an upland sandpiper, 2 American kestrels, a merlin, 3 clay-colored sparrows, and 5 ... «Wicked Local Cape Cod, Jun 15»
5
Upland sandpipers are on the fence in Missouri
Upland sandpipers arrive in Mid-Missouri in April and stay until September. The bird is a foot long with long legs and a lengthy neck but a short beak. It likes to sit ... «Columbia Daily Tribune, Jun 15»
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'Sage on the stage' makes room for fellow wise ones on nature walk
As we continued our hike through the parkland, Paul turned to Scott and inquired if any other park in Ontario has upland sandpipers. The two of them pondered ... «Orillia Packet & Times, Jun 15»
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Spring migration underway
BOB BOWLES/SPECIAL TO THE PACKET & TIMES The upland sandpiper is a shorebird that does not use habitats used by most shorebird species. «Orillia Packet & Times, Jun 15»
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Rare bird alert: Globe-trotting bird drops in on Sutton
Four upland sandpipers were seen at the Pease International Tradeport from the ... At least 280 purple sandpipers were tallied along the coast in Rye on May 2. «WMUR Manchester, May 15»
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Rare bird alert: Snowy owls seen on Seacoast, swallows return to NH
A pair of gadwall and a spotted sandpiper were seen at Mink Brook in ... Five upland sandpipers were seen at the Pease International Tradeport from the ... «WMUR Manchester, Apr 15»
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Alphabet blocks highlight Kansas in Smoky Hill Museum exhibit
An Upland Sandpiper “shorebird of the prairie” is featured. ... “Vornado” fan invented in Kansas, a group of wheat stalks, and a carving of an upland sandpiper by ... «Salina Journal, Apr 15»

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