Whimbrel

Whimbrel

Distinctive feature is the downward curved beak.

Characteristics

This sandpiper has a distinctive beak with a downwardly curved tip. Its color is a mixture of gray and brown. The midline of the head runs clearly, and the face looks like a striped pattern of brown and white. The beak is lead-colored or flesh-colored. The legs are blue-gray.

Picture of Whimbrel

Ecology

It flies to tidal flats and rice fields as a migratory bird. They sometimes travel in small groups, but when migrating they form large flocks.

They dig their beaks into the sand to capture and eat small animals such as crustaceans.

Habitat

Sanbanze

I photographed two of them walking along Sanbanze in the morning. It was walking a little far from the water's edge. It foraged with its beak in the sand.

When you stretch your neck, it becomes an elongated silhouette.

Pictures

Introducing a picture of Whimbrel.

Picture of Whimbrel1|The tip of the beak is curved downward.
The tip of the beak is curved downward.
Picture of Whimbrel2|The head center line is running.
The head center line is running.
Picture of Whimbrel3|The back is brown.
The back is brown.
Picture of Whimbrel4|They were foraging in the tidal flats.
They were foraging in the tidal flats.
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