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Tringa semipalmata (Gmelin, 1789)
Willet
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Aves | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Others. Temperate
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Northeast Pacific and Western Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
A large shorebird that inhabit shallow estuaries and coasts; feeds on tidal flats at low tide. Feeds on invertebrates in algal beds over tidal flats, and occasionally on fish. Diet may include surface-dwelling gastropods, pelecypods, tube-dwelling and talitrid amphipods, mussels, worms and adult insects. Feeds extensively and roosts in salt marshes. Visually searches for prey while walking and by moving algae, rocks, debris or dried mud with its bill. Preyed upon by hawks (Ref. 95082).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Gaydos, J.K. and S.F. Pearson. 2011. (Ref. 93905)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 12 July 2024
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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