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Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

The Lesser Yellowlegs is a small, wading bird with long legs and a long bill. It loves to hunt for food in shallow waters and can be seen running around the edges of ponds and marshes.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Lesser Yellowlegs is a slender shorebird with strikingly long, bright yellow legs and a thin, dark bill. It has a speckled grey-brown back, a white belly, and finely barred flanks. Its overall paler appearance helps distinguish it from similar species.

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Lesser Yellowlegs

Kategorie

Vögel

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Their loud "tew-tew-tew" call acts like an alarm for other birds to watch out!

These birds fly almost non-stop for days during their incredibly long migrations!

They use their super sensitive bills to "feel" for yummy worms hidden under the mud!

Young yellowlegs can leave their nest and find food all by themselves just hours after hatching!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Lesser Yellowlegs can wade into deeper waters because of their incredibly long legs that help them reach food other birds can't.

Lesser Yellowlegs can snatch tiny prey swiftly because of their slender, sharp bills that help them grab insects and small fish.

Lesser Yellowlegs has incredible endurance that helps them fly thousands of kilometers between their breeding and wintering grounds.

Maße und Details

Länge: 23-28 cm
Flügelspannweite: 58-64 cm
Gewicht: 0.06-0.1 kg
Lebenserwartung: 5-12 Jahre
Top Speed: 60 km/h
Gelegegröße: 3-4
Brutzeit: 22-23 Tage
Zugstrecke: 8000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

A tiny hunter, they feast on insects and small aquatic animals found in shallow water.

Hauptnahrung

Aquatic insects
Small fish
Crustaceans
Marine worms
Tadpoles

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Adult Lesser Yellowlegs can be hunted by this swift raptor.

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Foxes sometimes prey on eggs and chicks from ground nests.

eats

Three-spined Stickleback

Gasterosteus aculeatus

Small fish like sticklebacks are a common food source for this bird.

eats

Lake Midge

Chironomus plumosus

Larvae of these aquatic insects are a key part of their diet.

Merkmale

Gefiedert

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

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.