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Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla

The Semipalmated Sandpiper is a small, quick bird that loves to run along the shore. It has tiny webbed feet that help it wade through water and find tasty bugs to eat.

Lebensraum: Coastal areas

Aussehen

The Semipalmated Sandpiper is a small shorebird with short, dark legs and a relatively straight, dark bill. Its upperparts are brownish-grey, and its underparts are white. It's distinguished by its partially webbed toes and quick, scurrying movements.

ReichAnimaliaStammChordataKlasseAvesOrdnungCharadriiformesFamilieScolopacidaeGattungCalidris

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Kategorie

Vögel

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Parents leave their chicks after hatching, letting them grow up fast!

Their "semi-palmated" name means they have small webs on their toes!

These tiny birds eat so fast, they can snatch over 30 snacks a minute!

They breed in the Arctic tundra, where summer days are super long!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Semipalmated Sandpiper has partially webbed feet that help them walk on soft mud without sinking.

Semipalmated Sandpiper can find tiny prey by probing mud, sensing vibrations with its bill.

Semipalmated Sandpiper can fly thousands of kilometers between continents without stopping.

Maße und Details

Länge: 13-15 cm
Flügelspannweite: 28-31 cm
Gewicht: 0.02-0.036 kg
Lebenserwartung: 3-8 Jahre
Top Speed: 70 km/h
Gelegegröße: 4
Brutzeit: 19-22 Tage
Zugstrecke: 5000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

These tiny birds gobble up small insects and worms found in mud and sand!

Hauptnahrung

Marine worms
Insect larvae
Small crustaceans
Amphipods
Mollusks

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Merlin

Falco columbarius

Migrating falcons actively hunt these shorebirds.

eaten by

Arctic Fox

Vulpes lagopus

Preys on nests, eggs, and chicks in tundra.

eaten by

Sandworm

Nereis virens

A major food source in coastal mudflats.

eaten by

Amphipod

Corophium volutator

Tiny crustaceans are critical prey.

Merkmale

Gefiedert

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

Schwimmfüße

Zeichnet sich durch Zehen aus, die durch eine Membran verbunden sind und normalerweise das Schwimmen erleichtern.

Sozial

Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.