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Piping Plover

Charadrius melodus

The Piping Plover is a small, sandy-colored bird that loves to live on beaches. It has a sweet, whistling call and is known for its tiny size and cute appearance.

Lebensraum: Coastal areas

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The Piping Plover is a small, pale shorebird with sand-colored plumage on its back and white underparts. It has a short, stout black bill, distinctive orange legs, and a single black band across its breast and a black bar on its forehead during breeding season, making it blend perfectly with its beach habitat.

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Piping Plover
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Piping Plover

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Seltenheit

Rare

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Piping Plover chicks can leave the nest and find their own food just hours after hatching!

Their nests are just shallow scrapes in the sand, sometimes lined with small pebbles!

These tiny birds migrate thousands of kilometers, flying from Canada all the way to the Caribbean!

They nest directly on sandy beaches, making their camouflaged eggs nearly invisible!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Instant Blend-In

Piping Plover can disappear into its sandy surroundings because its pale feathers perfectly match the beach environment.

Fähigkeit

Broken Wing Play

Piping Plover can pretend to have a broken wing that helps them lure predators away from their hidden nests and chicks.

Fähigkeit

Vibration Sensing

Piping Plover can detect tiny vibrations in the sand that helps them find hidden insect prey without seeing them.

Maße und Details

Länge
17-18 cm
Flügelspannweite
38-48 cm
Gewicht
0.043-0.063 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-10 Jahre
Top Speed
40 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-4
Brutzeit
26-31 Tage
Zugstrecke
3000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

These small birds dash along beaches to gobble up tiny marine worms, insects, and crustaceans.

Hauptnahrung

  • Marine worms
  • Beetle larvae
  • Flies
  • Crustaceans
  • Mollusks

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

Preys on eggs and chicks.

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Hunts adult plovers and their young.

eats

Sandworm

Nereis virens

Forages for these marine worms.

eats

European Green Crab

Carcinus maenas

Consumes small crab species.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Plover

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always be gentle and quiet around birds so they feel safe.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Piping Plover?

17-18 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Piping Plover?

38-48 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Piping Plover?

0.043-0.063 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Piping Plover?

5-10 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Piping Plover?

40 km/h

Was frisst Piping Plover?

These small birds dash along beaches to gobble up tiny marine worms, insects, and crustaceans.

Wo findet man Piping Plover normalerweise?

Coastal areas

Wie jagt Piping Plover?

Foraging

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