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Wandering Tattler

Tringa incana

The Wandering Tattler is a shorebird known for its long legs and beautiful gray feathers. It loves to walk along the coast, searching for tasty little creatures to eat.

Lebensraum: Coastal areas

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The Wandering Tattler is a medium-sized shorebird with a sleek, mostly gray body, a white belly finely barred with dark gray in breeding plumage, and distinctive bright yellow legs. Its medium-long, dark bill is slightly upturned, setting it apart from other similar-sized waders.

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Wandering Tattler

Kategorie

Vögel

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Its name "tattler" comes from its distinctive, loud, and whistling alarm call!

This bird is known to bob its head and tail constantly while it walks along the shore.

Unlike many shorebirds, it often nests far inland, building nests near mountain streams in the tundra.

Wandering Tattlers use their sturdy bills like tools to flip over pebbles and seaweed to uncover hidden snacks.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Wandering Tattler can deftly leap and hop over slippery rocks to find food because of its strong legs and agile movements.

Wandering Tattler has specialized foraging techniques that help them snatch small creatures from crashing waves without being swept away.

Wandering Tattler can produce a loud, whistling "tattling" call that helps them communicate across noisy coastlines.

Maße und Details

Länge: 25-29 cm
Flügelspannweite: 50-58 cm
Gewicht: 0.08-0.17 kg
Lebenserwartung: 5-12 Jahre
Top Speed: 80 km/h
Gelegegröße: 3-4
Brutzeit: 23-25 Tage
Zugstrecke: 10000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

They munch on tiny crabs, marine worms, and other small critters found along rocky shores.

Hauptnahrung

small crabs
marine worms
mollusks
aquatic insects
tiny fish

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Striped Shore Crab

Pachygrapsus crassipes

forages for these crabs among coastal rocks.

eats

Pile Worm

Nereis vexillosa

probes mud and sand to extract these hidden worms.

eaten by

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

a common predator of shorebirds, including tattlers.

eaten by

Western Gull

Larus occidentalis

large gulls can prey on tattler eggs, chicks, or even adults.

Merkmale

Gefiedert

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Sozial

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