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Wandering Tattler

Tringa incana

The Wandering Tattler is a shorebird known for its long legs and beautiful gray feathers. It loves to walk along the coast, searching for tasty little creatures to eat.

Hábitat: Coastal areas

Aspecto

The Wandering Tattler is a medium-sized shorebird with a sleek, mostly gray body, a white belly finely barred with dark gray in breeding plumage, and distinctive bright yellow legs. Its medium-long, dark bill is slightly upturned, setting it apart from other similar-sized waders.

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Wandering Tattler
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Wandering Tattler

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Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

Its name "tattler" comes from its distinctive, loud, and whistling alarm call!

This bird is known to bob its head and tail constantly while it walks along the shore.

Unlike many shorebirds, it often nests far inland, building nests near mountain streams in the tundra.

Wandering Tattlers use their sturdy bills like tools to flip over pebbles and seaweed to uncover hidden snacks.

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Rock Hopper

Wandering Tattler can deftly leap and hop over slippery rocks to find food because of its strong legs and agile movements.

Habilidad

Wave Whisperer

Wandering Tattler has specialized foraging techniques that help them snatch small creatures from crashing waves without being swept away.

Habilidad

Sonic Call

Wandering Tattler can produce a loud, whistling "tattling" call that helps them communicate across noisy coastlines.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
25-29 cm
Envergadura
50-58 cm
Peso
0.08-0.17 kg
Esperanza de vida
5-12 años
Top Speed
80 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta
3-4
Incubación
23-25 días
Distancia de migración
10000 km

Dieta y alimentación

They munch on tiny crabs, marine worms, and other small critters found along rocky shores.

Alimentos principales

  • small crabs
  • marine worms
  • mollusks
  • aquatic insects
  • tiny fish

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

Striped Shore Crab

Pachygrapsus crassipes

forages for these crabs among coastal rocks.

eats

Pile Worm

Nereis vexillosa

probes mud and sand to extract these hidden worms.

eaten by

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

a common predator of shorebirds, including tattlers.

eaten by

Western Gull

Larus occidentalis

large gulls can prey on tattler eggs, chicks, or even adults.

Rasgos

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Seguridad

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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 Wandering Tattler?

25-29 cm

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Wandering Tattler?

50-58 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de Wandering Tattler?

0.08-0.17 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Wandering Tattler?

5-12 años

¿Cuál es el top Speed de Wandering Tattler?

80 km/h

¿Qué come Wandering Tattler?

They munch on tiny crabs, marine worms, and other small critters found along rocky shores.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Wandering Tattler?

Coastal areas

¿Cómo caza Wandering Tattler?

Foraging

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