Measurements
Both Sexes
- Length
- 7.9–9.1 in
20–23 cm - Weight
- 1.8–2.5 oz
50–70 g
Other Names
- Becasseau à èchasses (French)
- Playero pato largo (Spanish)
Cool Facts
- The main southward migration route route of the Stilt Sandpiper passes through the middle of the continent, west of the Mississippi River. From here, in fall the species migrates over water to the Caribbean or northern South America, where many birds interrupt their migration to molt flight feathers before continuing to winter haunts in inland central South America.
Habitat
Marsh
Breeds in sedge tundra near water, often near wooded borders of the taiga. On migration and in winter found along mudflats, flooded fields, shallow ponds and pools, and marshes.
Food
Insects
Nesting
Nesting Facts
- Clutch Size
- 2–5 eggs
- Condition at Hatching
- Active and covered with down.
Nest Placement
Ground
Behavior
Probing
Conservation
Least Concern
Numbers may be declining. Degradation of breeding environment may be caused by over population of Snow Geese on the tundra.
Credits
- Klima, J., and J. R. Jehl, Jr. 1998. Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus). In The Birds of North America, No. 341 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.