探検鳥類

Long-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus scolopaceus

The Long-billed Dowitcher is a shorebird with a long, straight bill. It loves to wade in shallow waters and uses its bill to find tasty insects and small crustaceans in the mud.

生息地: Wetlands

外見

The Long-billed Dowitcher has a stocky body with a very long, straight bill. During breeding, it shows brick-red underparts and barred flanks, while in winter it's a drab grey-brown. Its most distinguishing feature is its exceptionally long bill, which helps it probe deep for food.

AnimaliaChordataAvesCharadriiformesScolopacidaeLimnodromus
Long-billed Dowitcher
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Long-billed Dowitcher

カテゴリ

鳥類

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

Dowitchers often forage with their heads fully submerged under water.

Sometimes, hundreds of these birds gather in huge, noisy flocks!

Their bill tip has special touch sensors to find food in muddy water!

They migrate all the way from Arctic tundras to warm southern coasts.

特殊能力

能力

Super Sniffer Bill

Long-billed Dowitcher has a super sensitive bill tip that helps them feel tiny creatures hidden deep in the mud.

能力

Speedy Seeker

Long-billed Dowitcher can rapidly probe its long bill into the mud, like a sewing machine, to find food quickly.

能力

Migration Master

Long-billed Dowitcher can fly thousands of kilometers between breeding and wintering grounds, navigating vast distances.

サイズと詳細

長さ
26-30 cm
翼開長
46-52 cm
体重
0.08-0.155 kg
寿命
10-15 年
Top Speed
70 km/h
一度の産卵数
3-4
抱卵期間
20-22 日
渡りの距離
6000 km

食性と食事

They probe muddy shallows for a feast of small invertebrates hidden beneath the surface.

主な食物

  • aquatic insects
  • insect larvae
  • marine worms
  • small crustaceans
  • small mollusks

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

eaten by

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Adult dowitchers are swift prey for this aerial hunter.

eaten by

Coyote

Canis latrans

Ground predators sometimes target nesting adults or chicks.

eats

Bloodworm

Chironomus plumosus

Feeds on larvae of aquatic insects found in mud.

eats

Common Thread Worm

Capitella capitata

Probes for marine worms in soft sediments and mudflats.

特徴

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コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

Always watch birds from a distance and be quiet so you don't scare them away.

よくある質問

Long-billed Dowitcherの長さは何ですか?

26-30 cm

Long-billed Dowitcherの翼開長は何ですか?

46-52 cm

Long-billed Dowitcherの体重は何ですか?

0.08-0.155 kg

Long-billed Dowitcherの寿命は何ですか?

10-15 年

Long-billed Dowitcherのtop Speedは何ですか?

70 km/h

Long-billed Dowitcherは何を食べますか?

They probe muddy shallows for a feast of small invertebrates hidden beneath the surface.

Long-billed Dowitcherは通常どこに生息していますか?

Wetlands

Long-billed Dowitcherはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

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