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Mudflat life

Sweep the mud.

Animals grouped here express a similar quality through their behavior in nature. Each species still has its own principle, lesson, meaning, and field-guide page.

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Spoon-billed Sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Spoon-billed Sandpiper

Species principle: Spoon Precision

Sweep the mud.

One special tool can turn mud into a map of hidden food.

Spoon-billed Sandpipers have distinctive spoon-shaped bills used to probe and sweep shallow mudflats for tiny invertebrates during migration and feeding.

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