Noun: upland sandpiper
- Large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and uplands
"Upland sandpipers perched on fence posts watching for predators";
- upland plover, Bartramian sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda
Derived forms: upland sandpipers
Type of: sandpiper
Part of: Bartramia, genus Bartramia
Encyclopedia: Upland sandpiper