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Upland sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda | Bechstein, 1812

Characterization: Species measuring about 80 cm. It has small, columbiform head, a thin beak and neck, and a long tail. It has a yellowish brown plumage, the underside of its wings have black cross bands, and it has yellow legs.

Distribution: A bird coming from North America, it is seen throughout Brazil.

Habitat: Dry or flooded fields, pampas, savannas, and coastal fields.

Habits: It perches on trees or poles.

Diet: It feeds on insects, mollusks, and crustaceans.

Breeding: This bird nests in a cavity dug in the ground; its eggs have a pear-shaped top, a shape appropriate for it to roll around its own axis and not sideways, and they are stained and easily confused with the soil. When adults are frightened in their nests, they pretend to be wounded in order to divert the enemy from it.

In the UFRA area: This bird is rare and is found in the San Francisco Sugarmill farms in wetlands with riparian forests and native forests, and in drainage ditches.