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Pied Avocet

Recurvirostra avosetta

The Pied Avocet is a beautiful bird with long legs and a curved beak. They love to wade in shallow waters, searching for tasty insects and small fish to eat.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

Aussehen

The Pied Avocet has striking black and white feathers with a long, thin, upturned black bill. Its elegant body is supported by distinctive long, bluish-grey legs, making it easily recognizable in wetlands.

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Pied Avocet
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Pied Avocet

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Avocet chicks are super speedy and can swim and find food just hours after hatching!

Their bills are perfectly designed, like a tiny vacuum cleaner, for water feeding!

These birds often stand on one leg to save energy and keep warm!

They build simple nests, often just a scrape on the ground, close to water.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Scythe Sweeper

Pied Avocet can sweep its upturned bill from side to side to catch tiny aquatic prey hidden in shallow water.

Fähigkeit

Synchronized Hunter

Pied Avocets can feed in groups, stirring up food together by moving their bills in unison across the water.

Fähigkeit

Dive Bomb Defender

Pied Avocets have aggressive parents that can dive-bomb predators to bravely protect their precious nests and chicks.

Maße und Details

Länge
42-45 cm
Flügelspannweite
67-77 cm
Gewicht
0.29-0.4 kg
Lebenserwartung
8-10 Jahre
Top Speed
60 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-5
Brutzeit
22-24 Tage
Zugstrecke
3000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

These elegant birds use their special upturned bills to sweep up tiny creatures living in shallow water.

Hauptnahrung

  • Brine shrimp
  • Insect larvae
  • Aquatic worms
  • Small crustaceans

Nahrungssuche

  • Filter Feeding

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Brine Shrimp

Artemia salina

A key food source in salty waters.

eats

Non-biting Midge

Chironomus plumosus

Its larvae are a common food item.

eaten by

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

Gulls can prey on avocet eggs and chicks.

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Known to raid nests for eggs and young.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

If you see a bird, watch quietly from a distance so you don't scare it away.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Pied Avocet?

42-45 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Pied Avocet?

67-77 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Pied Avocet?

0.29-0.4 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Pied Avocet?

8-10 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Pied Avocet?

60 km/h

Was frisst Pied Avocet?

These elegant birds use their special upturned bills to sweep up tiny creatures living in shallow water.

Wo findet man Pied Avocet normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Pied Avocet?

Filter Feeding

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