Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Sandpipers and Allies (Scolopacidae)
- Order
- Charadriiformes
Overview
The upland sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) 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.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Breeds inland grassland from southeastern Alaska eastward to southeastern Canada and New England, in south to eastern Oregon and Pennsylvania (USA); winters inland grassland from southern Paraguay, southern Brazil, Uruguay, and west-central to east-central Argentina.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Upland sandpiper
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
