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Bartramia longicauda

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English: Upland Plover (Bartramia longicauda) Subject: Upland sandpiper Tag: Water Birds

Upland sandpiper

The upland sandpiper is the only member of the genus Bartramia, which commemorates the American naturalist William Bartram.

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The nest of an upland sandpiper found in grassland of Sand Lake Wetland Management District. Photo Credit: Tom Koerner/USFWS

upland sandpiper

Males use their feet to clear a space on the ground near dense vegetation, and females make a scrape and line the inside with grasses and leaves.

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Returning from its pampas wintering grounds in Argentina, the Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda takes advantage of the nesting and feeding habitat that Kirwin NWR and adjacent private land prairie has to offer. A regular seasonal resident to this refuge in north-central Kansas, the Upland Sandpiper will perch on fenceposts. After flying to the perch, it will hold its wings briefly above its body in a motion that looks like a stretch. Credit: Tony Ifland / USFWS.

Upland Sandpiper

The global upland sandpiper population is estimated to number 750,000 mature individuals.

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Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)

Upland Sandpiper

Upland Sandpiper make jerky movements as they walk through the grass, searching for food.

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Shutterstock ID: 1411743050, Photographer: Thomas O'Neil

Upland sandpiper on fence post, South Dakota
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