pectoral sandpiper

pectoral sandpiper

n. A migratory sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) that breeds in the Arctic, the male of which inflates a sac in the throat during courtship.

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Noun

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pectoral sandpiper - American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courtingCalidris melanotos, jacksnipesandpiper - any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the ploversCalidris, genus Calidris - a genus of Scolopacidae