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Common Redshank

Tringa totanus

The Common Redshank is a wading bird with long legs and a long beak. It has beautiful reddish-brown feathers and loves to be near water, where it finds tasty insects and small fish.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

Aussehen

The Common Redshank is a medium-sized, elegant wader with bright orange-red legs and a straight bill that is red at the base and dark at the tip. Its plumage is mottled brown and white, with a striking white wedge on its back visible during flight.

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Common Redshank

Kategorie

Vögel

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Newly hatched Redshank chicks can leave the nest and find food almost instantly!

Redshanks can detect prey under mud without seeing it, using special bill sensors!

Their scientific name, *totanus*, comes from a Latin name for this whistling bird.

When alarmed, they often perform a unique 'head-bobbing' display.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Common Redshank has a loud, distinctive alarm call that helps them warn other birds of approaching dangers.

Common Redshank can detect hidden prey by probing sensitive bill tips into mud and shallow water.

Common Redshank has mottled brown feathers that help them blend perfectly into their wetland surroundings.

Common Redshank can undertake long-distance migrations, using strong wings to travel across continents.

Maße und Details

Länge: 27-31 cm
Flügelspannweite: 59-66 cm
Gewicht: 0.085-0.15 kg
Lebenserwartung: 5-10 Jahre
Top Speed: 60 km/h
Gelegegröße: 3-5
Brutzeit: 22-29 Tage
Zugstrecke: 3500 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

They mostly eat small invertebrates like worms and crustaceans found in mud and shallow water.

Hauptnahrung

marine worms
small crustaceans
insect larvae
molluscs
small fish

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

These fast falcons actively hunt adult Redshanks in open areas.

hunts

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

Herring Gulls are known to prey on Redshank eggs and young chicks.

eats

Ragworm

Hediste diversicolor

This marine ragworm is a crucial part of the Redshank's wetland diet.

eats

Green Shore Crab

Carcinus maenas

Redshanks forage for small, juvenile green shore crabs.

Merkmale

Gefiedert

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Farbenfroh

Farbenfroh beschreibt Organismen oder Objekte, die eine große Vielfalt an leuchtenden und deutlich erkennbaren Farben aufweisen.

Insektenfressend

Dieses Merkmal kennzeichnet Organismen, deren Nahrung hauptsächlich aus Insekten und anderen kleinen Wirbellosen besteht.

Feuchtgebiet

Dieses Lebensraummerkmal kennzeichnet Arten, die in Feuchtgebieten vorkommen. Dies sind Landflächen, die dauerhaft oder saisonal mit Wasser gesättigt sind, darunter Marschland, Sümpfe und Moore.