Upland sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda (Bechstein, 1812)
The upland sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) is a species in the family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 148.5 g to 168.2 g and live up to 7.05 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the upland sandpiper
- Weight
- 148.5 g – 168.2 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 64 cm – 68 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- 7.05 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 8.92 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 23 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the upland sandpiper?
Where does the upland sandpiper live?
Not recorded
What is the upland sandpiper?
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. 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 caudus, "tail". The name "Bartram's sandpiper" was made popular by Alexander Wilson, who was taught ornithology and natural history illustration by Bartram.
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What does the upland sandpiper sound like?
Is the upland sandpiper endangered?
The upland sandpiper is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the upland sandpiper classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyScolopacidae
- genusBartramia
- SpeciesBartramia longicauda (Bechstein, 1812)
Synonyms Baratramia longicauda, Bartramia laticauda, Totanus bartramius, Tringa bartramia, Tringa longicauda, Tringa macrura
Other names and names in other languages (69)
- Bartram sandpiperEnglish
- Bartram's sandpiperEnglish
- Bartram's sandpiperEnglish
- Upland ploverEnglish
- طيطوي المرتفعاتArabic
- mazaricu rabuduAsturian
- ПрерийникBulgarian
- Strelleg-BartramBreton
- Terrir cuallargCatalan
- territ cuallargCatalan
- bartramie dlouhoocasáCzech
- Pibydd CynffonhirWelsh
- pibydd cynffon-hirWelsh
- Pibyddion Cynffon-HirWelsh
- BartramsklireDanish
- PrärieläuferGerman
- Bartrams UferläuferGerman
- ΜπαρτράμιαGreek
- Longvosta tringoEsperanto
- longvosta bartramioEsperanto
- BatitúSpanish
- Correlimos batitúSpanish
- Playero BatitúSpanish
- Playero praderoSpanish
- PraderoSpanish
- Zarapito gangaSpanish
- koovtilderEstonian
- preeriakahlaajaFinnish
- LágarstelkurFaroese
- Courlis des champsFrench
- Bartramie à longue queueFrench
- Bartramie des champsFrench
- Maubèche des champsFrench
- Gobadán sléibheIrish
- Poule vergennegcf
- Leayrane ny sleitynManx
- Mbatui ñuGuarani
- ביצנית זנבתניתHebrew
- בצנית זנבתניתHebrew
- prerijska prutkaCroatian
- hosszúfarkú cankóHungarian
- SléttulæpaIcelandic
- Piro piro codalungaItalian
- piro-piro codalungaItalian
- マキバシギJapanese
- bartramijaLithuanian
- Ilgauodegis tilvikasLithuanian
- prēriju tilbīteLatvian
- Pluverott ta' DenbuMaltese
- præriesnipeNorwegian Bokmål
- Bartrams ruiterDutch
- Snepi BartramPapiamento
- preriowiecPolish
- maçarico-do-campoPortuguese
- fluierar cu coadă lungăRomanian
- БартрамияRussian
- Прерийный кроншнепRussian
- песочник длиннохвостыйRussian
- BajoščoavžžuNorthern Sami
- bartrámia dlhochvostáSlovak
- travničarSlovenian
- Crnokrili sprudnikSerbian
- piparsnäppaSwedish
- höglandssnäppaSwedish
- çullukTurkish
- Uzun Kuyruklu DüdükçünTurkish
- бартраміяUkrainian
- 高原鷸Chinese
- 高原鹬Chinese
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Relatives of the upland sandpiper
Other species in the same family Scolopacidae.
Eurasian woodcock
Scolopax rusticola
Common snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Common redshank
Tringa totanus
Common sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Eurasian curlew
Numenius arquata
CompareUpland sandpiper vs Eurasian woodcockUpland sandpiper vs Common snipeUpland sandpiper vs Common redshankUpland sandpiper vs Common sandpiper
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the upland sandpiper?
An adult upland sandpiper weighs 148.5 g – 168.2 g and has a wingspan of 64 cm – 68 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the upland sandpiper endangered?
The upland sandpiper is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the upland sandpiper live?
The upland sandpiper has a recorded lifespan of 7.05 years.
What kind of animal is the upland sandpiper?
The upland sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) belongs to the family Scolopacidae in the order Charadriiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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