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Common Sandpiper

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The Common Sandpiper is a small bird that loves to live near water. It has a lovely brown back and white belly, and it often hops around the shore looking for food.

Hábitat: Coastal areas

Aspecto

The Common Sandpiper is a small wader with dull olive-brown upperparts and clean white underparts, featuring a distinct white stripe extending from the shoulder onto the wing. Its dusky breast sides create a slight smudge, distinguishing it from other sandpipers.

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Common Sandpiper

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Datos interesantes

Baby sandpipers are expert swimmers and can even dive underwater to hide from danger!

Its constant tail-bobbing is so unique, scientists call it 'tail-teetering'!

Listen closely, their high-pitched call sounds just like 'twee-wee-wee'!

They build simple nests right on the ground, often tucked away near rocks or plants!

Habilidades especiales

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Tail-Teeterer

Common Sandpiper can constantly bob its tail because this unique "teetering" motion helps it balance on uneven riverbanks while foraging.

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Agile Flyer

Common Sandpiper can fly with stiff, bowed wings and shallow wingbeats that helps it navigate swiftly over water and land.

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Riverside Forager

Common Sandpiper can quickly snatch small invertebrates from shallow water because its keen eyesight and quick movements help it catch prey efficiently.

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Camouflage Master

Common Sandpiper has mottled brown upperparts that help them blend seamlessly into the rocky and sandy edges of rivers, hiding from predators.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
18-20 cm
Envergadura
32-35 cm
Peso
0.033-0.084 kg
Esperanza de vida
2-12 años
Top Speed
60 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta
3-5
Incubación
21-22 días
Distancia de migración
6000 km

Dieta y alimentación

They mostly eat small insects and other tiny creatures found near water.

Diferencias por edad: Young chicks are fed small insects by their parents before learning to forage for themselves.

Alimentos principales

  • Aquatic insects
  • Beetles
  • Spiders
  • Small crustaceans
  • Worms

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

A top predator of adult sandpipers.

eaten by

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

Hunts smaller birds, including sandpipers.

eaten by

Stoat

Mustela erminea

Preys on eggs and chicks in ground nests.

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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 Sandpiper?

18-20 cm

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Common Sandpiper?

32-35 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de Common Sandpiper?

0.033-0.084 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Common Sandpiper?

2-12 años

¿Cuál es el top Speed de Common Sandpiper?

60 km/h

¿Qué come Common Sandpiper?

They mostly eat small insects and other tiny creatures found near water.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Common Sandpiper?

Coastal areas

¿Cómo caza Common Sandpiper?

Foraging

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