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 →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Upland Sandpiper sighting in Badlands National Park, based on 177 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Badlands National Park
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
📅 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 Badlands National Park?
About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Upland Sandpiper sighting in Badlands National Park, based on 177 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Upland Sandpiper in Badlands National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Upland Sandpiper in Badlands National Park in our monthly data.