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Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

The Common Ringed Plover is a small bird that loves to live near sandy beaches and wetlands. With its round body and short legs, it runs quickly along the shore, looking for tiny bugs and little fish to eat.

Lebensraum: Coastal areas

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The Common Ringed Plover is a small, stocky shorebird with a brown back and pure white underparts. It features a striking black band across its white chest and a black mask through its eyes, contrasting with a white forehead. Its short black bill and bright orange legs are also notable.

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Common Ringed Plover
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Common Ringed Plover

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Interessante Fakten

A Common Ringed Plover chick can run and feed itself just hours after hatching!

Their eggs are perfectly camouflaged, looking just like small stones on the ground.

These plovers have bright orange legs that glow against sandy beaches!

They sometimes use shells or pebbles to decorate and protect their nests.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Decoy Dance

Common Ringed Plover can fake a broken wing to lead predators away from its eggs, protecting its babies.

Fähigkeit

Egg Disguise

Common Ringed Plover has pebble-like eggs that blend perfectly into the sand, making them hard for predators to spot.

Fähigkeit

Dash and Grab

Common Ringed Plover can run in short bursts then suddenly stop to spot tiny insects and worms, quickly snatching them.

Maße und Details

Länge
17-19 cm
Flügelspannweite
42-47 cm
Gewicht
0.04-0.08 kg
Lebenserwartung
8-11 Jahre
Top Speed
70 km/h
Gelegegröße
2-5
Brutzeit
22-27 Tage
Zugstrecke
6000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

They mostly eat small insects and worms found in sand or mud with their short beaks.

Hauptnahrung

  • marine worms
  • insect larvae
  • small crustaceans
  • beetles
  • spiders

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Arctic Fox

Vulpes lagopus

Arctic foxes are known predators of plover nests.

eaten by

European Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

Gulls can prey on plover chicks and eggs.

eaten by

Stoat

Mustela erminea

Stoats hunt plovers, especially eggs and young.

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Always watch birds from a distance and don't disturb their nests.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Common Ringed Plover?

17-19 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Common Ringed Plover?

42-47 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Common Ringed Plover?

0.04-0.08 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Common Ringed Plover?

8-11 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Common Ringed Plover?

70 km/h

Was frisst Common Ringed Plover?

They mostly eat small insects and worms found in sand or mud with their short beaks.

Wo findet man Common Ringed Plover normalerweise?

Coastal areas

Wie jagt Common Ringed Plover?

Foraging

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