Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusBartramia
- SpeciesBartramia longicauda (Upland Sandpiper)
The upland sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) is a large sandpiper, closely related to the curlews. Older names are the upland plover and Bartram's sandpiper. In Louisiana, it is also colloquially known as the papabotte. It is the sole extant member of the genus Bartramia. The genus name and the old common name Bartram's sandpiper commemorate the American naturalist William Bartram. The species name longicauda is from Latin longus, "long" and caudus, "tail". Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Upland Sandpiper sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Olympic National Park
Black Turnstone
Arenaria melanocephala
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Calidris subruficollis
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Upland Sandpiper in Olympic National Park?
About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Upland Sandpiper sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Upland Sandpiper in Olympic National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Upland Sandpiper in Olympic National Park in our monthly data.