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Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

The Common Sandpiper is a small bird that loves to live near water. It has a lovely brown back and white belly, and it often hops around the shore looking for food.

Lebensraum: Coastal areas

Aussehen

The Common Sandpiper is a small wader with dull olive-brown upperparts and clean white underparts, featuring a distinct white stripe extending from the shoulder onto the wing. Its dusky breast sides create a slight smudge, distinguishing it from other sandpipers.

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Common Sandpiper

Kategorie

Vögel

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Baby sandpipers are expert swimmers and can even dive underwater to hide from danger!

Its constant tail-bobbing is so unique, scientists call it 'tail-teetering'!

Listen closely, their high-pitched call sounds just like 'twee-wee-wee'!

They build simple nests right on the ground, often tucked away near rocks or plants!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Common Sandpiper can constantly bob its tail because this unique "teetering" motion helps it balance on uneven riverbanks while foraging.

Common Sandpiper can fly with stiff, bowed wings and shallow wingbeats that helps it navigate swiftly over water and land.

Common Sandpiper can quickly snatch small invertebrates from shallow water because its keen eyesight and quick movements help it catch prey efficiently.

Common Sandpiper has mottled brown upperparts that help them blend seamlessly into the rocky and sandy edges of rivers, hiding from predators.

Maße und Details

Länge: 18-20 cm
Flügelspannweite: 32-35 cm
Gewicht: 0.033-0.084 kg
Lebenserwartung: 2-12 Jahre
Top Speed: 60 km/h
Gelegegröße: 3-5
Brutzeit: 21-22 Tage
Zugstrecke: 6000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

They mostly eat small insects and other tiny creatures found near water.

Altersunterschiede: Young chicks are fed small insects by their parents before learning to forage for themselves.

Hauptnahrung

Aquatic insects
Beetles
Spiders
Small crustaceans
Worms

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

A top predator of adult sandpipers.

eaten by

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

Hunts smaller birds, including sandpipers.

eaten by

Stoat

Mustela erminea

Preys on eggs and chicks in ground nests.

Merkmale

Gefiedert

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Sozial

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