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common sandpiper

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A small species of wading bird, Actitis hypoleucos, widely distributed across Africa, Eurasia, and Australasia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From common + sandpiper.

Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: mazaricu — Actitis hypoleucos
  • Basque: kuliska txiki — Actitis hypoleucos
  • Catalan: xivitona comuna — Actitis hypoleucos
  • Catalan: siseta de pit blanc — Actitis hypoleucos
  • Czech: pisík obecný — Actitis hypoleucos
  • Danish: mudderklire — Actitis hypoleucos
  • Dutch: oeverloper — Actitis hypoleucos
  • Esperanto: blankventra tringo — Actitis hypoleucos
  • Finnish: rantasipi — Actitis hypoleucos
  • French: chevalier guignette — Actitis hypoleucos
  • Georgian: მებორნე (meborne) — Actitis hypoleucos
  • Georgian: ჩვეულებრივი მექვიშია (čveulebrivi mekvišia) — Actitis hypoleucos
  • German: Flußuferläufer — Actitis hypoleucos
  • German: Flussuferläufer — Actitis hypoleucos
  • Icelandic: lindastelkur — Actitis hypoleucos
  • Italian: piro piro piccolo — Actitis hypoleucos
  • Japanese: イソシギ (isoshigi) — Actitis hypoleucos
  • Komi-Zyrian: истан (istan) — Actitis hypoleucos
  • Malayalam: നീർക്കാട (nīṟkkāṭa) — Actitis hypoleucos
  • Mongolian: ᠡᠭᠡᠯ ᠬᠠᠢᠢᠷᠭᠣ ᠵᠢᠨ ᠬᠦᠭᠡᠴᠦ (egel qaiirgo-ǰin qügečü) — Actitis hypoleucos
  • Norwegian: strandsnipe — Actitis hypoleucos
  • Polish: brodziec piskliwy — Actitis hypoleucos
  • Portuguese: maçarico-das-rochas — Actitis hypoleucos
  • Romanian: fluierar de munte — Actitis hypoleucos
  • Russian: перевозчик (perevozčik) — Actitis hypoleucos
  • Slovak: kalužiačik malý — Actitis hypoleucos
  • Spanish: andarríos chico — Actitis hypoleucos
  • Swedish: drillsnäppa — Actitis hypoleucos
  • Thai: นกเด้าดิน (nók dâw-din) — Actitis hypoleucos
  • Tsonga: n'wantshekutsheku — Actitis hypoleucos
  • Ukrainian: набережник палеарктичний (naberežnyk palearktyčnyj) — Actitis hypoleucos
  • Welsh: pibydd y dorlan — Actitis hypoleucos
  • Xhosa: uthuthula — Actitis hypoleucos