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Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularius

The Spotted Sandpiper is a small bird that loves to wade in shallow waters. It has a unique spotted belly and a cheerful, bobbing walk that makes it fun to watch!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Spotted Sandpiper is a small shorebird with a slender body. In summer, it has distinct dark spots covering its white underside and a pale stripe above its eye. Its bill is dull yellow with a dark tip, which makes it stand out.

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Spotted Sandpiper
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Spotted Sandpiper

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Female sandpipers often leave the male to raise the chicks alone!

Males have special patches on their chest to keep eggs warm.

Their flight looks like a bouncing ball, unique among shorebirds.

They migrate solo, without flying in big flocks like other birds.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Teetering Navigator

Spotted Sandpiper can constantly bob its tail up and down because this helps them search for prey and navigate uneven surfaces.

Fähigkeit

Polyandrous Parents

Spotted Sandpiper females can lay multiple clutches with different mates, helping them produce more offspring.

Fähigkeit

Wing-Wiggle Flight

Spotted Sandpipers have stiff, bowed wings and beat them rapidly below body level, giving them an erratic, unique flight pattern.

Maße und Details

Länge
18-20 cm
Flügelspannweite
37-40 cm
Gewicht
0.021-0.05 kg
Lebenserwartung
3-12 Jahre
Top Speed
55 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-5
Brutzeit
20-22 Tage
Zugstrecke
6000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

They mostly eat tiny insects and worms found near water.

Hauptnahrung

  • aquatic insects
  • terrestrial insects
  • small crustaceans
  • spiders
  • worms
  • small fish

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Common Green Darner

Anax junius

Catches dragonflies and their aquatic larvae near water.

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Preys on eggs, chicks, and sometimes adult sandpipers.

eaten by

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

A swift aerial predator that hunts small birds.

hunts

Great Diving Beetle

Dytiscus marginalis

Aquatic beetles are a common food source for the sandpiper.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch birds from a distance and don't try to touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

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

18-20 cm

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

37-40 cm

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

0.021-0.05 kg

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

3-12 Jahre

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

55 km/h

Was frisst Spotted Sandpiper?

They mostly eat tiny insects and worms found near water.

Wo findet man Spotted Sandpiper normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Spotted Sandpiper?

Foraging

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