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Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda(Bechstein, 1812)
Updated
- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Scolopacidae
- Genus
- Bartramia
At a glance
The Upland Sandpiper, native to Australia.
- Origin
- Native
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The upland sandpiper is a large sandpiper, closely related to the curlews. Older names are the upland plover and Bartram's sandpiper. In Louisiana, it is also colloquially known as the papabotte. It is the sole extant member of the genus Bartramia. The genus name and the old common name Bartram's sandpiper commemorate the American naturalist William Bartram. The species name longicauda is from Latin longus, "long" and caudus, "tail". The name "Bartram's sandpiper" was made popular by Alexander Wilson, who was taught ornithology and natural history illustration by Bartram.
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