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Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

The Least Sandpiper is a small, cute bird that loves to run along the shore. It has tiny legs and a brownish body, making it great at hiding in the sand while searching for food.

Lebensraum: Coastal areas

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The Least Sandpiper is North America's smallest shorebird, featuring streaky brownish-gray upperparts, a whitish belly, and distinctive yellowish-green legs. Its small size and leg color make it stand out from similar sandpipers.

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Least Sandpiper
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Least Sandpiper

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Despite being tiny, they lay surprisingly large eggs compared to their body size!

Sometimes the dad sandpiper takes care of all the eggs and chicks by himself!

They can walk so quickly across mudflats that they look like little wind-up toys!

They don't just visit the beach; they also raise their babies far up in the Arctic!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Super Sniffer Bill

Least Sandpiper can probe mud with its sensitive bill because it helps them find tiny hidden worms and insects.

Fähigkeit

Tiny Traveller

Least Sandpiper has incredible stamina that helps them fly thousands of kilometers during long migration journeys.

Fähigkeit

Camouflage Cloak

Least Sandpiper has streaky brown feathers that helps them blend perfectly with muddy or grassy shores to hide from predators.

Maße und Details

Länge
13-15 cm
Flügelspannweite
28-31 cm
Gewicht
0.019-0.03 kg
Lebenserwartung
3-5 Jahre
Top Speed
60 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-4
Brutzeit
19-23 Tage
Zugstrecke
3000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

Feeds on tiny invertebrates like insects and worms found in mud and shallow water.

Hauptnahrung

  • midge larvae
  • marine worms
  • small crustaceans
  • beetles
  • fly larvae

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

A swift predator that hunts many shorebirds.

eaten by

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

Adults and chicks can be prey for larger gulls.

eats

lake midge

Chironomus plumosus

Feeds on aquatic insect larvae found in mud.

eats

sand worm

Nereis virens

Probes mud to find and consume various marine worms.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Least Sandpiper?

13-15 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Least Sandpiper?

28-31 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Least Sandpiper?

0.019-0.03 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Least Sandpiper?

3-5 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Least Sandpiper?

60 km/h

Was frisst Least Sandpiper?

Feeds on tiny invertebrates like insects and worms found in mud and shallow water.

Wo findet man Least Sandpiper normalerweise?

Coastal areas

Wie jagt Least Sandpiper?

Foraging

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