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Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

The Common Ringed Plover is a small bird that loves to live near sandy beaches and wetlands. With its round body and short legs, it runs quickly along the shore, looking for tiny bugs and little fish to eat.

Hábitat: Coastal areas

Aspecto

The Common Ringed Plover is a small, stocky shorebird with a brown back and pure white underparts. It features a striking black band across its white chest and a black mask through its eyes, contrasting with a white forehead. Its short black bill and bright orange legs are also notable.

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Common Ringed Plover

Categoría

Aves

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Snaps

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Datos interesantes

A Common Ringed Plover chick can run and feed itself just hours after hatching!

Their eggs are perfectly camouflaged, looking just like small stones on the ground.

These plovers have bright orange legs that glow against sandy beaches!

They sometimes use shells or pebbles to decorate and protect their nests.

Habilidades especiales

Common Ringed Plover can fake a broken wing to lead predators away from its eggs, protecting its babies.

Common Ringed Plover has pebble-like eggs that blend perfectly into the sand, making them hard for predators to spot.

Common Ringed Plover can run in short bursts then suddenly stop to spot tiny insects and worms, quickly snatching them.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 17-19 cm
Envergadura: 42-47 cm
Peso: 0.04-0.08 kg
Esperanza de vida: 8-11 años
Top Speed: 70 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 2-5
Incubación: 22-27 días
Distancia de migración: 6000 km

Dieta y alimentación

They mostly eat small insects and worms found in sand or mud with their short beaks.

Alimentos principales

marine worms
insect larvae
small crustaceans
beetles
spiders

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Arctic Fox

Vulpes lagopus

Arctic foxes are known predators of plover nests.

eaten by

European Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

Gulls can prey on plover chicks and eggs.

eaten by

Stoat

Mustela erminea

Stoats hunt plovers, especially eggs and young.

Rasgos

Con plumas

Describe a los animales, principalmente aves, que poseen una cubierta de plumas.

Insectívoro

Este rasgo identifica a los organismos cuya dieta consiste principalmente en insectos y otros pequeños invertebrados.

Costero

Los hábitats costeros son entornos dinámicos situados a lo largo de la interfaz entre la tierra y el mar, influenciados por las mareas, las olas y el agua salada.