Sandpiper (Anemone) is a small sandpiper with a body length of 16-22 cm. The mouth and feet are short, the mouth is dark brown, the feet are yellowish brown, and the eyebrows and eyes are black.
The upper body is dark brown and the lower body is white, extending along the chest to the back. When the wings are folded, obvious white spots are formed in front of the wing angles. When flying, the white horizontal spots on both sides of the tail and the broad white wing bands on the wings are clearly visible. When flying, the wings flap down and the body is arched. You can't stop nodding and wagging your tail when you are standing.
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I. Appearance characteristics
The feathers of the sandpiper's head, neck, back, wings and shoulders are olive brown with a green-gray luster. Each feather has a thin shiny black-brown feather trunk and terminal spots, especially the wing cover feather, the third flight feather, the shoulder feather, the lower back and the upper tail.
The flight feathers are dark brown. Except for the first primary flight feather, all other flight feathers, including the secondary flight feathers, have white spots. The deeper they go, the bigger the white spots are until the last two secondary flight feathers are almost white.
Flange, big feather and primary feather tip are also decorated with a little white. The tail feather in the center is olive brown with inconspicuous dark brown transverse spots at the end, while the tail feather in the outer side is grayish brown with white spots at the end and white and dark brown transverse spots. Eyebrows are white, and eyes are dark brown at first. The head side is grayish white with thin dark brown longitudinal stripes.
The chin and throat are white, the neck and chest are taupe, the front chest is slightly brown with longitudinal stripes, and the rest of the lower body is pure white. Axillary feather and under-wing feather are also white, and there are two obvious dark horizontal bands under the wing. Winter feathers are similar to those of Stephane, but the upper body is lighter, the axial lines and transverse spots of feathers are not obvious, the neck and chest are slightly or not longitudinally striped, the wings are covered with feathers, and the tip is narrow and pale yellow.
Second, habits
Often appear alone or in pairs, and there are also small groups in the non-breeding period. They often live in sandy shallow beaches and underwater beaches or small islands in the middle of rivers. When they stop, they often live on rocks, stones and other protrusions by the water, and sometimes they live on trees by the water. When they stop, their tails will keep swinging up and down.
She is alert, walks slowly and lightly, looks unhurried, nods up and down frequently at the same time, and sometimes runs around the water's edge and stops. Take off immediately after being frightened, generally flying low along the water. When flying, the wings flap down and the body is arched. You can also slide, especially when falling. I often fly and scream, and my voice is like "Loki-Loki-Loki-".
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