Noun: pectoral sandpiper
- American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting
"The male pectoral sandpiper puffed up its chest in an elaborate courtship display";
- jacksnipe, Calidris melanotos
Derived forms: pectoral sandpipers
Type of: sandpiper
Part of: Calidris, genus Calidris
Encyclopedia: Pectoral sandpiper