Meanings
nounbuff-breasted stint (plural buff-breasted sandpipers)
plural buff-breasted sandpipers
- Any member of the species Calidris subruficollis of sandpipers, that breed in the North American tundra and migrate as far as Argentina.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 黄胸鹬
- 黄胸鹬 (huáng-xiōng yù)Calidris subruficollis
Czech jespák plavý
- jespák plavýCalidris subruficollis
Danish prærieløber
- prærieløberCalidris subruficollis
Dutch blonde ruiter
- blonde ruiterCalidris subruficollis
Finnish tundravikla
- tundraviklaCalidris subruficollis
French bécasseau roussâtre
- bécasseau roussâtreCalidris subruficollis
German Grasläufer
- GrasläuferCalidris subruficollis
Icelandic grastíta
- grastítaCalidris subruficollis
Italian piro piro fulvo
- piro piro fulvoCalidris subruficollis
Japanese コモンシギ
- コモンシギ (komonshigi)Calidris subruficollis
Norwegian rustsnipe
- rustsnipeCalidris subruficollis
Polish biegus płowy
- biegus płowyCalidris subruficollis
Portuguese pilrito-canela
- pilrito-canelaCalidris subruficollis
Romanian fluierar cu piept gălbui
- fluierar cu piept gălbuiCalidris subruficollis
Russian желтозобик
- желтозобик (želtozobik)Calidris subruficollis
Slovak pobrežník trávový
- pobrežník trávovýCalidris subruficollis
Spanish correlimos canelo
- correlimos caneloCalidris subruficollis
Swedish prärielöpare
- prärielöpareCalidris subruficollis
Ukrainian жовтоволик
- жовтоволик (žovtovolyk)Calidris subruficollis
Cite this entry
APA
buff-breasted sandpiper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buff-breasted%20sandpiper
MLA
“buff-breasted sandpiper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buff-breasted%20sandpiper. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buff-breasted sandpiper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buff-breasted%20sandpiper.
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