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Calidris Sandpipers

Calidris

Calidris sandpipers are small, wading birds that love to run along the shore. They have long legs and beaks that help them find tiny food in the sand and water.

Lebensraum: Coastal areas

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The Calidris Sandpipers are small to medium shorebirds with compact bodies, typically sporting brownish-grey upperparts and lighter, often streaked, underparts. Their bill shapes and lengths vary, from short and stout to moderately long and slightly downcurved, but they all share an active, bustling appearance near water.

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Calidris Sandpipers

Kategorie

Vögel

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Baby sandpipers are called "precocial" because they can walk and feed themselves very soon after hatching!

Some species of sandpipers completely change their feather colors for breeding season!

Their tiny, three-toed footprints are often the only clue that these busy birds were there!

They can drink salty ocean water and still stay hydrated thanks to special glands!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Calidris Sandpipers have highly sensitive bill tips that help them detect tiny prey hidden beneath the sand and mud without seeing it.

Calidris Sandpipers can fly thousands of miles during migration because they have incredible endurance and efficient flight patterns.

Calidris Sandpipers have cryptic plumage that helps them blend perfectly with their sandy or muddy surroundings, avoiding predators.

Calidris Sandpipers can quickly probe the ground many times per second to catch small invertebrates before they can escape.

Maße und Details

Länge: 13-25 cm
Flügelspannweite: 25-50 cm
Gewicht: 0.02-0.12 kg
Lebenserwartung: 5-15 Jahre
Top Speed: 60 km/h
Gelegegröße: 3-4
Brutzeit: 20-23 Tage
Zugstrecke: 15000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

They feast on tiny creatures like worms and crustaceans found in wet sand and mud.

Hauptnahrung

marine worms
small crustaceans
insect larvae
tiny mollusks
aquatic insects

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

A swift aerial predator of shorebirds.

eaten by

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

Gulls can prey on sandpipers, especially juveniles.

hunts

Lugworm

Arenicola marina

A common prey item found in sandy and muddy substrates.

hunts

Mud Shrimp

Corophium volutator

Small crustaceans often found in tidal flats, a key food source.

Merkmale

Gefiedert

Gefiedert beschreibt Tiere, hauptsächlich Vögel, die ein Federkleid besitzen.

Schwimmfüße

Zeichnet sich durch Zehen aus, die durch eine Membran verbunden sind und normalerweise das Schwimmen erleichtern.

Sozial

Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.