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Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularius

The Spotted Sandpiper is a small bird that loves to wade in shallow waters. It has a unique spotted belly and a cheerful, bobbing walk that makes it fun to watch!

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The Spotted Sandpiper is a small shorebird with a slender body. In summer, it has distinct dark spots covering its white underside and a pale stripe above its eye. Its bill is dull yellow with a dark tip, which makes it stand out.

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Spotted Sandpiper
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Spotted Sandpiper

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Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

Female sandpipers often leave the male to raise the chicks alone!

Males have special patches on their chest to keep eggs warm.

Their flight looks like a bouncing ball, unique among shorebirds.

They migrate solo, without flying in big flocks like other birds.

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Teetering Navigator

Spotted Sandpiper can constantly bob its tail up and down because this helps them search for prey and navigate uneven surfaces.

Habilidad

Polyandrous Parents

Spotted Sandpiper females can lay multiple clutches with different mates, helping them produce more offspring.

Habilidad

Wing-Wiggle Flight

Spotted Sandpipers have stiff, bowed wings and beat them rapidly below body level, giving them an erratic, unique flight pattern.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
18-20 cm
Envergadura
37-40 cm
Peso
0.021-0.05 kg
Esperanza de vida
3-12 años
Top Speed
55 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta
3-5
Incubación
20-22 días
Distancia de migración
6000 km

Dieta y alimentación

They mostly eat tiny insects and worms found near water.

Alimentos principales

  • aquatic insects
  • terrestrial insects
  • small crustaceans
  • spiders
  • worms
  • small fish

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

hunts

Common Green Darner

Anax junius

Catches dragonflies and their aquatic larvae near water.

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Preys on eggs, chicks, and sometimes adult sandpipers.

eaten by

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

A swift aerial predator that hunts small birds.

hunts

Great Diving Beetle

Dytiscus marginalis

Aquatic beetles are a common food source for the sandpiper.

Rasgos

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Colecciones

Seguridad

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

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el longitud de Spotted Sandpiper?

18-20 cm

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Spotted Sandpiper?

37-40 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de Spotted Sandpiper?

0.021-0.05 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Spotted Sandpiper?

3-12 años

¿Cuál es el top Speed de Spotted Sandpiper?

55 km/h

¿Qué come Spotted Sandpiper?

They mostly eat tiny insects and worms found near water.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Spotted Sandpiper?

Wetlands

¿Cómo caza Spotted Sandpiper?

Foraging

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