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Upland Sandpiper Range Map

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Year-roundBreedingMigrationNonbreeding

Migration

Long-distance migrant. Often migrates in flocks at night, and these flocks probably include one or more family groups.

BirdLife International and Cornell Lab of Ornithology (in review)

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Species in This Family

Sandpipers and Allies(Order: Charadriiformes, Family: Scolopacidae)

Upland Sandpiper

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