Sandpiper

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/sandpiper

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Family Scolopacidae, a diverse group including genera like Calidris, Tringa, and Numenius
2. What are sandpipers?Sandpipers are small shorebirds that live on beaches and wetlands. They have long legs and quick feet that help them run and wade through water. They belong to the family Scolopacidae and can be found on every continent.
3. Why do some sandpipers have long bills and others have short bills?Long bills let sandpipers reach food deeper in the mud, while short bills help them pick up food that sits on the surface. This helps different species eat different kinds of insects and worms without fighting each other.

Niche Partitioning: The process by which competing species use the environment differently to coexist.
Benthic Invertebrates: Animals without backbones that live on, in, or near the bottom of a body of water.
Anthropogenic Pressures: Environmental effects caused or influenced by humans.