White-rumped Sandpiper - Calidris fuscicollis

Habitat

The white-rumped sandpiper breeds on the tundra. In the winter and during migration, it is found in marshes, on the shores of lakes and ponds, in flooded fields, on beaches, and on mudflats.

Diet

The white-rumped sandpiper forages on the ground or in the water for food. It eats insects, larvae, seeds, worms, mollusks, and crustaceans.

Life Cycle

The female lays 4 eggs in a grass-lined depression in the ground. The female incubates the eggs for 20-21 days. The chicks fledge when they are 16-17 days old.

Behavior

The white-rumped sandpiper is a long-distance migrator. It migrates in large flocks from the Arctic regions of Canada and Alaska to Argentina at the tip of South America.