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western sandpiper

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of sandpiper, (Calidris mauri)

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 西滨鹬 (xī bīn-yù) — Calidris mauri
  • Czech: jespák aljašský — Calidris mauri
  • Danish: alaska-ryle — Calidris mauri
  • Dutch: Alaskastrandloper — Calidris mauri
  • Finnish: tundrasirri — Calidris mauri
  • French: bécasseau d'Alaska — Calidris mauri
  • German: Bergstrandläufer — Calidris mauri
  • Icelandic: hólmatíta — Calidris mauri
  • Italian: gambecchio dell’Alaska — Calidris mauri
  • Japanese: ヒメハマシギ (himehamashigi) — Calidris mauri
  • Norwegian: beringsnipe — Calidris mauri
  • Polish: biegus alaskanski — Calidris mauri
  • Portuguese: pilrito de Maur — Calidris mauri
  • Russian: перепончатопалый песочник (perepončatopalyj pesočnik) — Calidris mauri
  • Slovak: pobrežník aljašský — Calidris mauri
  • Spanish: correlimos de Alaska — Calidris mauri
  • Swedish: tundrasnäppa — Calidris mauri
  • Ukrainian: побережник аляскинський (poberežnyk aljaskynsʹkyj) — Calidris mauri