Found 2 items, similar to red-backed sandpiper.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: red-backed sandpiper red-backed sandpiper n : small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions [syn: dunlin, Erolia alpina]
English → English (gcide) Definition: red-backed sandpiper Dunlin \Dun"lin\, n. [Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. dun hill (E. dune), and linne pool, pond, lake, E. lin.] (Zo["o]l.) A species of sandpiper (Tringa alpina); -- called also churr, dorbie, grass bird, and red-backed sandpiper. It is found both in Europe and America. [1913 Webster]