探検鳥類

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.

生息地: Coastal areas

外見

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.

AnimaliaChordataAvesCharadriiformesScolopacidaeCalidris
Western Sandpiper
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Western Sandpiper

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

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!

特殊能力

能力

Tactile Forager

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

能力

Hypersaline Hero

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

能力

Flocking Formation

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

サイズと詳細

長さ
13-17 cm
翼開長
35-37 cm
体重
0.02-0.035 kg
寿命
10-12 年
Top Speed
65 km/h
一度の産卵数
3-4
抱卵期間
21-22 日
渡りの距離
10000 km

食性と食事

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

主な食物

  • marine worms
  • small crustaceans
  • insect larvae
  • tiny molluscs

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

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.

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 don't try to catch them.

よくある質問

Western Sandpiperの長さは何ですか?

13-17 cm

Western Sandpiperの翼開長は何ですか?

35-37 cm

Western Sandpiperの体重は何ですか?

0.02-0.035 kg

Western Sandpiperの寿命は何ですか?

10-12 年

Western Sandpiperのtop Speedは何ですか?

65 km/h

Western Sandpiperは何を食べますか?

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

Western Sandpiperは通常どこに生息していますか?

Coastal areas

Western Sandpiperはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

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