- Bartramia longicauda
Identification
26–32 cm (10¼-12½ in)
- Dark mottled brown back and upper wings
- Light head and neck with brown streaks
- White belly
- Yellow legs
- Long tail
- Short straight bill with pale yellowish-brown lower mandible
Distribution
Breeds Alaska to southern U.S.; winters in South America.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Grassy prairies, open meadows, fields
Behaviour
Breeding
Ground nesters they hide their nest in dense grass. The clutch of 4 eggs are looked after by both adults.
Diet
The diet consists of a variety of insects such as grasshoppers, crickets and weevils, larvae of beetles, centipedes, butterflies and moths; they will also eat some vegetation.
Vocalisation
Flight Call: Quip-ip-ip-ip
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2019)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Upland Sandpiper. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Upland_Sandpiper
External Links
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