pectoral sandpiper

noun

Calidris melanotos, a small migratory wader that breeds in North America and Asia, wintering in South America and Oceania, and eats small invertebrates.

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jacksnipeCalidris melanotos
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Meanings

nounpectoral sandpiper (plural pectoral sandpipers)

plural pectoral sandpipers

  1. Calidris melanotos, a small migratory wader that breeds in North America and Asia, wintering in South America and Oceania, and eats small invertebrates.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAmerican sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting

Similar
jacksnipeCalidris melanotos
Broader
sandpiper
Also see
jacksnipe

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 斑胸滨鹬
  • 斑胸滨鹬 (bān-xiōng bīn-yù)Calidris melanotos
Czech jespák skvrnitý
  • jespák skvrnitýCalidris melanotos
Danish stribet ryle
  • stribet ryleCalidris melanotos
Dutch gestreepte strandloper
  • gestreepte strandloperCalidris melanotos
Finnish palsasirri
  • palsasirriCalidris melanotos
French bécasseau à poitrine cendrée
  • bécasseau à poitrine cendréeCalidris melanotos
German Graubrust-Strandläufer, Graubruststrandläufer
  • Graubrust-StrandläuferCalidris melanotos
  • GraubruststrandläuferCalidris melanotos
Icelandic rákatíta
  • rákatítaCalidris melanotos
Italian piovanello pettorale
  • piovanello pettoraleCalidris melanotos
Japanese アメリカウズラシギ
  • アメリカウズラシギ (amerikauzurashigi)Calidris melanotos
Norwegian alaskasnipe
  • alaskasnipeCalidris melanotos
Polish biegus arktyczny
  • biegus arktycznyCalidris melanotos
Portuguese pilrito-peitoral
  • pilrito-peitoralCalidris melanotos
Romanian fugaci pătat
  • fugaci pătatCalidris melanotos
Russian дутыш
  • дутыш (dutyš)Calidris melanotos
Slovak pobrežník škvrnitý
  • pobrežník škvrnitýCalidris melanotos
Spanish correlimos pectoral
  • correlimos pectoralCalidris melanotos
Swedish tuvsnäppa
  • tuvsnäppaCalidris melanotos
Ukrainian побережник арктичний
  • побережник арктичний (poberežnyk arktyčnyj)Calidris melanotos
Cite this entry
APA

pectoral sandpiper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pectoral%20sandpiper

MLA

“pectoral sandpiper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pectoral%20sandpiper. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pectoral sandpiper,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pectoral%20sandpiper.

Source: pectoral sandpiper on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.