Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper are migratory birds, traveling many thousands of kilometres to or from there nesting grounds. The birds nest in northeastern Siberia and in the non breeding season they are found in Australasia, primarily around southeastern Australia. After breeding the adults depart from the grounds and pass through Mongolia, China, and Manchuria to coastal Asia. The juveniles fly east across the Bering Strait to western Alaska. Then return to Australasia. During the nonbreeding period birds prefer freshwater swamps and wetlands; when it is breeding season the birds like to nest around the costal areas. As of 2004 there where an estimated 160,000 birds in the wild.
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Innate |
Most of the innate behaviours are like many other migratory birds. The Sharp-tailed Sandpiper has an innate homing ability for when they mirgrate to know where and when to migrate. While others non migratory follow their parents. They know how to hunt and catch food innately. The newborns also need to know how to stay safe and out of danger.
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Learned |
The Sharp-tailed Sandpiper begins life in Australasia, there is very little prenatal care for the juvenile birds so they need to know how to care for then selves very fast. They learn from what very little parental care they get.
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