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Overview
Buff-breasted Sandpiper: Medium sandpiper, buff wash over entire body except for white vent. Upperparts are black-spotted and streaked, underparts are slightly scaled. Shows white wing linings in flight. Has white eye-ring and black bill. Legs are yellow. Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats.
Range and Habitat
Buff-breasted Sandpiper: Breeds in Alaska and western Canadian Arctic, migrating through the midwest and occurring rarely on the Atlantic or Pacific coasts. Preferred habitats include grasslands and prairies, plowed fields, turf farms, wet rice fields; nests on Arctic tundra.
Topo Map:
Sandpiper-like Body
Listen to Call
Voice Text
"pr-r-r-reet"
Interesting Facts
A group of sandpipers has many collective nouns, including a "bind", "contradiction", "fling", "hill", and "time-step" of sandpipers.
Bird Term Glossary
Author
Gary Owen Dick
Related Birds
Mountain Plover
Upland Sandpiper
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Ruff
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