Upland Sandpiper

Bartramia longicauda

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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 only member of the genus Bartramia. The genus name and the old common name Bartram's sandpiper commemorate the American naturalist William Bartram. The species name longicauda is from Latin longus, "long" and caud

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  1. (c) Jerry Oldenettel, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/7457894@N04/2657117606
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://hub.toolforge.org/P3151:3962?lang=

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