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Western Sandpiper

Calidris mauri

The Western Sandpiper is a small, quick bird that loves to run along the beach looking for tiny bugs and worms to eat. They have long legs and a pointed beak that helps them dig in the sand.

Hábitat: Coastal areas

Aspecto

The Western Sandpiper is a small shorebird with dark legs and a short, slightly drooping black bill. In breeding season, it has reddish-brown patches on its back and streaky brown markings on its breast. In winter, it appears much plainer and grayer above with a white belly.

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Western Sandpiper

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Datos interesantes

Their tiny chicks can leave the nest and find food just hours after hatching!

Their toes are slightly webbed, which helps them walk on soft mud!

They often forage with a distinctive 'sewing machine' head-bobbing motion!

Western Sandpipers make a high-pitched 'kreep' sound, like a squeaky toy!

Habilidades especiales

Western Sandpiper can find hidden worms and crustaceans by feeling them with nerve endings in its bill, even without seeing them.

Western Sandpiper can drink salty water because specialized glands remove excess salt from its blood, helping it survive harsh coastal environments.

Western Sandpiper has incredible synchronized flight, helping large flocks confuse predators and efficiently find food.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 13-17 cm
Envergadura: 35-37 cm
Peso: 0.02-0.035 kg
Esperanza de vida: 10-12 años
Top Speed: 65 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 3-4
Incubación: 21-22 días
Distancia de migración: 10000 km

Dieta y alimentación

Western Sandpipers feast on tiny worms and crustaceans found in mud and sand along the shore.

Alimentos principales

marine worms
small crustaceans
insect larvae
tiny molluscs

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

A swift hunter, preying on migrating sandpipers along the coast.

eats

Mud Amphipod

Corophium volutator

Feeds on these small crustaceans hidden in the soft intertidal mud.

depends on

Eelgrass

Zostera marina

Eelgrass beds provide shelter and food for the small invertebrates it eats.

eaten by

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

These opportunistic gulls may snatch sandpipers, especially injured ones.

Rasgos

Con plumas

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

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.

Camuflado

El camuflaje describe a los organismos que poseen colores o patrones que les permiten mezclarse con su entorno.

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.

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.