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Purple Sandpiper

Calidris maritima

The Purple Sandpiper is a small bird that loves to stay near the ocean. It has beautiful purple-gray feathers and enjoys hopping on rocky shores to find food like tiny crabs and worms.

Lebensraum: Coastal areas

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The Purple Sandpiper is a stocky, medium-sized shorebird with dusky grey-brown plumage, often showing a subtle purplish sheen in good light. It has a yellowish base to its bill and short, yellow-orange legs. Its belly is white, contrasting with its dark, mottled back.

ReichAnimaliaStammChordataKlasseAvesOrdnungCharadriiformesFamilieScolopacidaeGattungCalidris
Purple Sandpiper
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Purple Sandpiper

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Baby Purple Sandpipers can leave their nests mere hours after hatching!

Its 'purple' color is usually only visible in just the right sunlight.

They often nest high up in the Arctic mountains, far from the sea.

This tough bird eats its meals while powerful waves crash all around it!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Wave Rider

Purple Sandpiper can feed in crashing waves because its sturdy body and strong legs help it stay balanced on slippery rocks.

Fähigkeit

Arctic Survivor

Purple Sandpiper has dense, insulating feathers that help it stay warm even in freezing Arctic winds and icy coastal waters.

Fähigkeit

Rock Gripper

Purple Sandpiper has short, strong toes that help it grip seaweed-covered rocks, preventing slips in turbulent conditions.

Maße und Details

Länge
20-22 cm
Flügelspannweite
38-42 cm
Gewicht
0.05-0.105 kg
Lebenserwartung
8-15 Jahre
Top Speed
70 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-4
Brutzeit
21-22 Tage
Zugstrecke
4000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

These birds mostly eat small ocean creatures they find clinging to rocks and seaweed in the intertidal zone.

Hauptnahrung

  • Common Periwinkle
  • Blue Mussel
  • Amphipods
  • Marine worms
  • Small insects

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

hunts sandpipers during migration

eaten by

Arctic Fox

Vulpes lagopus

preys on eggs and chicks

hunts

Common Periwinkle

Littorina littorea

eats these marine snails

hunts

Blue Mussel

Mytilus edulis

pries open and eats mussels

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch birds from a distance and do not try to touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

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

20-22 cm

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

38-42 cm

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

0.05-0.105 kg

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

8-15 Jahre

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

70 km/h

Was frisst Purple Sandpiper?

These birds mostly eat small ocean creatures they find clinging to rocks and seaweed in the intertidal zone.

Wo findet man Purple Sandpiper normalerweise?

Coastal areas

Wie jagt Purple Sandpiper?

Foraging

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