Bird name:

Upland Sandpiper

Bartramia longicauda

Order

CHARADRIIFORMES

Family

Sandpipers (Scolopacidae)

Code 4

UPSA

Code 6

BARLON

ITIS

176610

Breeding Location:

Wetlands, Meadows, grassy

Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Loose colonies

Breeding Population:

Egg Color:

Pale buff to pink buff speckled with red brown

Number of Eggs:

Incubation Days:

21 - 27

Egg Incubator:

Both sexes

Nest Material:

Lined with dry grass.

Migration:

Migratory

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General

Upland Sandpiper: Large sandpiper with dark-spotted, brown upperparts and black rump. Chin, neck, and throat are white, breast and sides are streaked with dark chevrons, and belly is white. Head has a dark cap and white eye-rings. Bill is short, thin, olive-brown, and slightly decurved at tip. Head is relatively small, while neck and legs are relatively long. Tail is wedge-shaped with dark center and barred edges visible in flight. Sexes are similar. Juvenile has very pale head.

Range and Habitat

Upland Sandpiper: Breeds from central Maine west through Canada to southern Alaska; southeast to northern Utah, northwestern Oklahoma, and northern Texas, and east to central Tennessee, Virginia, and Maryland. Spends winters in South America from southern Brazil to south-central Argentina. Preferred habitats include large fallow fields, pastures, and grassy areas.

Breeding and Nesting

Upland Sandpiper: Four pale buff to pink buff eggs, speckled with red brown, are laid in a ground depression lined with dry grass. Incubation ranges from 21 to 27 days and is carried out by both parents. Young fly at about 30 to 31 days.

Foraging and Feeding

Upland Sandpiper: Feeds on insects, centipedes, millipedes, spiders, earthworms, and snails; occasionally eats waste grains and other seeds.

Vocalization

Upland Sandpiper: Call is a crisp, rolling "pulip pulip", audible for long distances. Call is a very distinct wolf whistle.

Similar Species

Upland Sandpiper: Buff-breasted Sandpiper is much smaller, has black bill, short yellow legs, plain buff face and underparts, shorter tail, and silver wing linings.

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Upperparts

Back, rump, hindneck, wings, and crown.

Belly

The ventral part of the bird, or the area between the flanks on each side and the crissum and breast. Flight muscles are located between the belly and the breast.

Breast

The upper front part of a bird.

Cap

The area on top of the head of the bird.

Chin

The area of the face just below the bill.

Rump

The area between the uppertail coverts and the back of the bird.

4 and 6 letter alpha codes

The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

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