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Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

The Black-bellied Plover is a beautiful bird with a black belly and a white chest. It loves to run along the beach and hunt for tasty little crabs and worms in the sand.

Lebensraum: Coastal areas

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The Black-bellied Plover has a distinctive breeding plumage of a black face, neck, and belly contrasting with a white stripe and mottled grey-black back. Non-breeding birds are duller grey-brown overall, making them blend with coastal sands.

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Black-bellied Plover
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Black-bellied Plover

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Black-bellied Plovers are the largest of North America's plover species.

Their distinct "plee-ooo-eee" call sounds like they're saying their own name!

These plovers can live surprisingly long, often reaching over 20 years old!

They often vibrate their feet on mudflats to make hidden prey pop up!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Arctic Survivor

Black-bellied Plover can breed in the harsh Arctic tundra, adapting to extreme cold conditions.

Fähigkeit

Visual Hunter

Black-bellied Plover can hunt by sight, using its "run-stop-peck" strategy to spot small prey.

Fähigkeit

Feather Shift

Black-bellied Plover has special feathers that change from dull gray to striking black and white for breeding.

Fähigkeit

Global Wanderer

Black-bellied Plover can migrate thousands of kilometers, flying between Arctic breeding grounds and tropical coasts.

Maße und Details

Länge
27-30 cm
Flügelspannweite
71-83 cm
Gewicht
0.17-0.31 kg
Lebenserwartung
15-20 Jahre
Top Speed
90 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-4
Brutzeit
26-28 Tage
Zugstrecke
10000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

Eats small invertebrates like worms, crabs, and insects found in mud and sand.

Hauptnahrung

  • Polychaete worms
  • Small crabs
  • Mollusks
  • Insect larvae
  • Beetles

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Hunts adult plovers during migration.

eaten by

Arctic Fox

Vulpes lagopus

Preys on eggs and chicks in Arctic tundra.

eats

Ragworm

Nereis virens

Forages for these common marine worms in mudflats.

eats

Green Crab

Carcinus maenas

Consumes small crabs in coastal estuaries.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch birds from a distance and don't try to touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Black-bellied Plover?

27-30 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Black-bellied Plover?

71-83 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Black-bellied Plover?

0.17-0.31 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Black-bellied Plover?

15-20 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Black-bellied Plover?

90 km/h

Was frisst Black-bellied Plover?

Eats small invertebrates like worms, crabs, and insects found in mud and sand.

Wo findet man Black-bellied Plover normalerweise?

Coastal areas

Wie jagt Black-bellied Plover?

Foraging

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