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curlew sandpiper

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noun

  1. a common Eurasian sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea, having a brick-red breeding plumage and a greyish winter plumage

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Four UK shorebirds - the grey plover, dunlin, turnstone and curlew sandpiper - are becoming more endangered on the red list.

From BBC

UK birds that have been added to the near threatened list include oystercatchers, lapwings, the curlew sandpiper and bar-tailed godwit.

From BBC

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