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Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

The Pectoral Sandpiper is a small bird that loves to wade in shallow waters. It has a special pectoral muscle that helps it run fast and catch food like insects and tiny fish.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Pectoral Sandpiper has a streaky brown back and a striking white belly with a sharply defined brown breast band. Its yellowish legs and a slightly downcurved bill help it forage in wet areas. This distinct breast band makes it look like it's wearing a 'vest'.

ReichAnimaliaStammChordataKlasseAvesOrdnungCharadriiformesFamilieScolopacidaeGattungCalidris
Pectoral Sandpiper
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Pectoral Sandpiper

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Pectoral Sandpipers lay eggs with pointy ends, so they fit snugly in the nest!

Some Pectoral Sandpipers travel from the Arctic all the way to Antarctica's doorstep!

The mother Pectoral Sandpiper raises her chicks all by herself in the frosty Arctic!

These birds fly past the equator TWICE every year on their amazing journey!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Muddy Camouflage Master

Pectoral Sandpiper has mottled brown feathers that help it blend perfectly into muddy tundra and shorelines, hiding from predators.

Fähigkeit

Booming Chest Display

Pectoral Sandpiper males can inflate a special chest sac to make booming calls during dazzling aerial courtship displays.

Maße und Details

Länge
18-25 cm
Flügelspannweite
38-48 cm
Gewicht
0.04-0.12 kg
Lebenserwartung
6-8 Jahre
Top Speed
70 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-4
Brutzeit
21-23 Tage
Zugstrecke
26000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

These little birds love to slurp up small insects and tiny critters from soggy ground.

Hauptnahrung

  • Insect larvae
  • Beetles
  • Flies
  • Spiders
  • Small crustaceans

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Arctic Fox

Vulpes lagopus

Eggs and chicks are prey for this cunning tundra predator.

eaten by

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Swift falcons hunt adult sandpipers during migration and breeding.

eats

Midge

Chironomus tentans

Eats larvae and adults of midges and other small insects.

depends on

Water Sedge

Carex aquatilis

Relies on sedges for nesting cover in wet tundra habitats.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Always watch birds from a distance so they feel safe and can fly away if they need to.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

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

18-25 cm

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

38-48 cm

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

0.04-0.12 kg

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

6-8 Jahre

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

70 km/h

Was frisst Pectoral Sandpiper?

These little birds love to slurp up small insects and tiny critters from soggy ground.

Wo findet man Pectoral Sandpiper normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Pectoral Sandpiper?

Foraging

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