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pectoral sandpiper

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pectoral sandpiper
n.
A New World sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) with brownish streaks on the upper part of the breast. The male inflates its breast during courtship.
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Noun1.pectoral sandpiper - American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courtingpectoral sandpiper - American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting
Calidris melanotos, jacksnipe
sandpiper - any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers
Calidris, genus Calidris - a genus of Scolopacidae
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On Sunday a desert wheatear was on Crosby beach, Merseyside, but only for the afternoon, as was a pectoral sandpiper at Conwy RSPB on Monday.
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