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Stilt Sandpiper

Calidris himantopus

The Stilt Sandpiper is a small, elegant bird with long legs and a slender body. It loves to wade in shallow waters, searching for tasty bugs and tiny fish to eat.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Stilt Sandpiper has remarkably long, yellowish-green legs, giving it a stilted appearance. Its plumage is mottled brown and streaked above, with a white belly and a distinct white eyebrow stripe. A long, slightly decurved bill helps identify this slender shorebird.

ReichAnimaliaStammChordataKlasseAvesOrdnungCharadriiformesFamilieScolopacidaeGattungCalidris
Stilt Sandpiper
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Stilt Sandpiper

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Baby Stilt Sandpipers leave their nest just hours after hatching, ready to explore!

Their name "Stilt" comes from their super-long legs, which look like stilts!

These tiny birds are Olympic flyers, migrating from the Arctic all the way to Chile!

When feeding, they often move their bill back and forth, like a sewing machine!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Deep-Water Dabbler

Stilt Sandpiper can probe deep into soft mud with its long, sensitive bill to find hidden invertebrates in shallow wetlands.

Fähigkeit

Leggy Navigator

Stilt Sandpiper has super long legs, allowing it to wade into deeper water than other small shorebirds to find hidden food.

Fähigkeit

Arctic Marathoner

Stilt Sandpiper can fly thousands of kilometers between its Arctic breeding grounds and South American wintering areas, finding food.

Maße und Details

Länge
18-23 cm
Flügelspannweite
40-45 cm
Gewicht
0.04-0.07 kg
Lebenserwartung
6-10 Jahre
Top Speed
60 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-4
Brutzeit
19-22 Tage
Zugstrecke
15000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

They eat tiny bugs and other small critters found in mud and shallow water.

Hauptnahrung

  • aquatic insect larvae
  • brine flies
  • small crustaceans
  • marine worms
  • some plant material

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

as a migratory prey item

eaten by

Merlin

Falco columbarius

predator on smaller birds

eats

Common Midge

Chironomus plumosus

preys on larvae in mud

eats

Brine Shrimp

Artemia salina

filters from saline waters

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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

Häufig gestellte Fragen

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

18-23 cm

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

40-45 cm

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

0.04-0.07 kg

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

6-10 Jahre

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

60 km/h

Was frisst Stilt Sandpiper?

They eat tiny bugs and other small critters found in mud and shallow water.

Wo findet man Stilt Sandpiper normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Stilt Sandpiper?

Foraging

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