common sandpiper

noun

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

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Meanings

nouncommon sandpiper (plural common sandpipers)

plural common sandpipers

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

Origin

From common + sandpiper.

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Translations

Basque kuliska txiki
  • kuliska txikiActitis hypoleucos
Catalan xivitona comuna, siseta de pit blanc
  • xivitona comunaActitis hypoleucos
  • siseta de pit blancActitis hypoleucos
Czech pisík obecný
  • pisík obecnýActitis hypoleucos
Danish mudderklire
  • mudderklireActitis hypoleucos
Dutch oeverloper
  • oeverloperActitis hypoleucos
Esperanto blankventra tringo
  • blankventra tringoActitis hypoleucos
Finnish rantasipi
  • rantasipiActitis hypoleucos
French chevalier guignette
  • chevalier guignetteActitis hypoleucos
German Flußuferläufer, Flussuferläufer
  • FlußuferläuferActitis hypoleucos
  • FlussuferläuferActitis hypoleucos
Icelandic lindastelkur
  • lindastelkurActitis hypoleucos
Italian piro piro piccolo
  • piro piro piccoloActitis hypoleucos
Japanese イソシギ
  • イソシギ (isoshigi)Actitis hypoleucos
Norwegian strandsnipe
  • strandsnipeActitis hypoleucos
Polish brodziec piskliwy
  • brodziec piskliwyActitis hypoleucos
Portuguese maçarico-das-rochas
  • maçarico-das-rochasActitis hypoleucos
Romanian fluierar de munte
  • fluierar de munteActitis hypoleucos
Russian перевозчик
  • перевозчик (perevozčik)Actitis hypoleucos
Slovak kalužiačik malý
  • kalužiačik malýActitis hypoleucos
Spanish andarríos chico
  • andarríos chicoActitis hypoleucos
Swedish drillsnäppa
  • drillsnäppaActitis hypoleucos
Thai นกเด้าดิน
  • นกเด้าดิน (nók dâw-din)Actitis hypoleucos
Ukrainian набережник палеарктичний
  • набережник палеарктичний (naberežnyk palearktyčnyj)Actitis hypoleucos
Welsh pibydd y dorlan
  • pibydd y dorlanActitis hypoleucos
Cite this entry
APA

common sandpiper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20sandpiper

MLA

“common sandpiper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20sandpiper. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “common sandpiper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20sandpiper.

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