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Willet

Tringa semipalmata

The Willet is a tall, wading bird that loves to be near the water. With its long legs and long beak, it searches for tasty snacks like crabs and worms in the sand.

Hábitat: Coastal areas

Aspecto

The Willet is a large, grayish shorebird with long bluish-gray legs and a straight, thick bill. Its most striking feature, seen in flight, is a broad white stripe bordered by black on its wings. This pattern makes them visually distinct from other plain gray shorebirds.

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Willet
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Willet

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Datos interesantes

The Willet's loud call sounds so much like "pill-will-willet" that it's how they got their name!

There are two types of Willets, Eastern and Western, and they even sound a little different!

These clever birds often build nests in tall grass, making it super hard for predators to find their eggs.

Willet chicks can leave the nest and find their own food almost immediately after hatching!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Flashy Flight

Willet has striking black-and-white wings that flash brightly, which helps them signal to other Willets or startle predators.

Habilidad

Master Mimic

Willet can fake a broken wing display to lure predators away from its nest, protecting its precious eggs and chicks.

Habilidad

Vocal Watcher

Willet makes a loud, distinctive "pill-will-willet" call that helps them warn other birds of danger or intruders.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
33-41 cm
Envergadura
66-79 cm
Peso
0.2-0.36 kg
Esperanza de vida
5-10 años
Top Speed
55 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta
3-5
Incubación
22-29 días
Distancia de migración
4000 km

Dieta y alimentación

Willets use their long bills to probe for tasty invertebrates and small fish in watery areas.

Alimentos principales

  • Crabs
  • Marine worms
  • Small fish
  • Insects
  • Mollusks

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

hunts

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Adult Willets can be swift prey for this speedy raptor.

eats

American Herring Gull

Larus smithsonianus

These gulls sometimes eat the eggs or chicks of Willets.

eaten by

Atlantic Fiddler Crab

Uca pugnax

Willet's long bill is perfect for catching these crabs in the mud.

eaten by

Clam Worm

Nereis succinea

Willet probes soft mud to find and eat these marine worms.

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

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el longitud de Willet?

33-41 cm

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Willet?

66-79 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de Willet?

0.2-0.36 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Willet?

5-10 años

¿Cuál es el top Speed de Willet?

55 km/h

¿Qué come Willet?

Willets use their long bills to probe for tasty invertebrates and small fish in watery areas.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Willet?

Coastal areas

¿Cómo caza Willet?

Foraging

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