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buff-breasted sandpiper

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of species Calidris subruficollis of sandpipers, that breed in the North American tundra and migrate as far as Argentina.

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 黄胸鹬 (huáng-xiōng yù) — Calidris subruficollis
  • Czech: jespák plavý — Calidris subruficollis
  • Danish: prærieløber — Calidris subruficollis
  • Dutch: blonde ruiter — Calidris subruficollis
  • Finnish: tundravikla — Calidris subruficollis
  • French: bécasseau roussâtre — Calidris subruficollis
  • German: Grasläufer — Calidris subruficollis
  • Icelandic: grastíta — Calidris subruficollis
  • Italian: piro piro fulvo — Calidris subruficollis
  • Japanese: コモンシギ (komonshigi) — Calidris subruficollis
  • Norwegian: rustsnipe — Calidris subruficollis
  • Polish: biegus płowy — Calidris subruficollis
  • Portuguese: pilrito-canela — Calidris subruficollis
  • Romanian: fluierar cu piept gălbui — Calidris subruficollis
  • Russian: желтозобик (želtozobik) — Calidris subruficollis
  • Slovak: pobrežník trávový — Calidris subruficollis
  • Spanish: correlimos canelo — Calidris subruficollis
  • Swedish: prärielöpare — Calidris subruficollis
  • Ukrainian: жовтоволик (žovtovolyk) — Calidris subruficollis