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Stilt Sandpiper

Calidris himantopus

The Stilt Sandpiper is a small, elegant bird with long legs and a slender body. It loves to wade in shallow waters, searching for tasty bugs and tiny fish to eat.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The Stilt Sandpiper has remarkably long, yellowish-green legs, giving it a stilted appearance. Its plumage is mottled brown and streaked above, with a white belly and a distinct white eyebrow stripe. A long, slightly decurved bill helps identify this slender shorebird.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloChordataClaseAvesOrdenCharadriiformesFamiliaScolopacidaeGéneroCalidris

Stilt Sandpiper

Categoría

Aves

Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

Baby Stilt Sandpipers leave their nest just hours after hatching, ready to explore!

Their name "Stilt" comes from their super-long legs, which look like stilts!

These tiny birds are Olympic flyers, migrating from the Arctic all the way to Chile!

When feeding, they often move their bill back and forth, like a sewing machine!

Habilidades especiales

Stilt Sandpiper can probe deep into soft mud with its long, sensitive bill to find hidden invertebrates in shallow wetlands.

Stilt Sandpiper has super long legs, allowing it to wade into deeper water than other small shorebirds to find hidden food.

Stilt Sandpiper can fly thousands of kilometers between its Arctic breeding grounds and South American wintering areas, finding food.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 18-23 cm
Envergadura: 40-45 cm
Peso: 0.04-0.07 kg
Esperanza de vida: 6-10 años
Top Speed: 60 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 3-4
Incubación: 19-22 días
Distancia de migración: 15000 km

Dieta y alimentación

They eat tiny bugs and other small critters found in mud and shallow water.

Alimentos principales

aquatic insect larvae
brine flies
small crustaceans
marine worms
some plant material

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

as a migratory prey item

eaten by

Merlin

Falco columbarius

predator on smaller birds

eats

Common Midge

Chironomus plumosus

preys on larvae in mud

eats

Brine Shrimp

Artemia salina

filters from saline waters

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.

Humedal

Este rasgo de hábitat identifica especies que se encuentran en humedales, que son áreas de tierra saturadas de agua, ya sea permanente o estacionalmente, e incluyen marismas, pantanos y ciénagas.

Carnívoro

Este rasgo identifica a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en tejido animal.

Velocista

Este rasgo identifica a los organismos que exhiben una rapidez excepcional en sus movimientos para cazar, escapar o desplazarse.

Migratorio

Los animales migratorios emprenden movimientos estacionales de una región a otra, típicamente en respuesta a cambios en el clima o la disponibilidad de alimentos.