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Common Redshank

Tringa totanus

The Common Redshank is a wading bird with long legs and a long beak. It has beautiful reddish-brown feathers and loves to be near water, where it finds tasty insects and small fish.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The Common Redshank is a medium-sized, elegant wader with bright orange-red legs and a straight bill that is red at the base and dark at the tip. Its plumage is mottled brown and white, with a striking white wedge on its back visible during flight.

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Common Redshank
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Common Redshank

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Datos interesantes

Newly hatched Redshank chicks can leave the nest and find food almost instantly!

Redshanks can detect prey under mud without seeing it, using special bill sensors!

Their scientific name, *totanus*, comes from a Latin name for this whistling bird.

When alarmed, they often perform a unique 'head-bobbing' display.

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Vigilant Watcher

Common Redshank has a loud, distinctive alarm call that helps them warn other birds of approaching dangers.

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Mud Prober

Common Redshank can detect hidden prey by probing sensitive bill tips into mud and shallow water.

Habilidad

Camouflage Cloak

Common Redshank has mottled brown feathers that help them blend perfectly into their wetland surroundings.

Habilidad

Flight Navigator

Common Redshank can undertake long-distance migrations, using strong wings to travel across continents.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
27-31 cm
Envergadura
59-66 cm
Peso
0.085-0.15 kg
Esperanza de vida
5-10 años
Top Speed
60 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta
3-5
Incubación
22-29 días
Distancia de migración
3500 km

Dieta y alimentación

They mostly eat small invertebrates like worms and crustaceans found in mud and shallow water.

Alimentos principales

  • marine worms
  • small crustaceans
  • insect larvae
  • molluscs
  • small fish

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

hunts

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

These fast falcons actively hunt adult Redshanks in open areas.

hunts

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

Herring Gulls are known to prey on Redshank eggs and young chicks.

eats

Ragworm

Hediste diversicolor

This marine ragworm is a crucial part of the Redshank's wetland diet.

eats

Green Shore Crab

Carcinus maenas

Redshanks forage for small, juvenile green shore crabs.

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Always watch birds from a distance and be quiet so you don't scare them away.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el longitud de Common Redshank?

27-31 cm

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Common Redshank?

59-66 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de Common Redshank?

0.085-0.15 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Common Redshank?

5-10 años

¿Cuál es el top Speed de Common Redshank?

60 km/h

¿Qué come Common Redshank?

They mostly eat small invertebrates like worms and crustaceans found in mud and shallow water.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Common Redshank?

Wetlands

¿Cómo caza Common Redshank?

Foraging

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