Calidris pugnax

GPTKB entity

Properties (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf species
gptkbp:adultPlumage brown and white
invertebrates
speckled_brown
gptkbp:averageTemperature 3.5 cm
gptkbp:behavior aggressive during breeding season
forages along shores
gptkbp:breedingSeason gptkb:Eurasia
April to July
territorial during breeding season
display flights
gptkbp:clutchSize 3–4 eggs
gptkbp:colors slightly curved
brown and white mottled
gptkbp:commonName Ruff
gptkbp:conservationEfforts Least Concern
habitat protection
gptkbp:diet insects
gptkbp:eggColor 4.5 cm
olive-brown
30 g
gptkbp:exhibitedAt marshes and estuaries
gptkbp:family Scolopacidae
gptkbp:famousLandmark long_neck_and_ruff
gptkbp:firstDescribedBy Linnaeus
gptkbp:fledgingPeriod about 20 days
gptkbp:foragingBehavior probes in mud
gptkbp:habitat wetlands
mudflats and grasslands
gptkbp:headlights square tail
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Calidris pugnax
gptkbp:iceClass Africa_and_southern_Asia
gptkbp:length 30–32 cm
gptkbp:matingSystem polygynous
gptkbp:migration spring and autumn
coastal areas
migratory
gptkbp:nesting variable
ground
shallow depressions
gptkbp:officialResidence common in migration
gptkbp:order Charadriiformes
gptkbp:populationTrend stable
gptkbp:predators foxes
gptkbp:range breeding and wintering areas
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Calidris_alpina
gptkbp:socialResponsibility often seen in flocks
gptkbp:socialStructure solitary or in small groups
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:C._p._ruficollis
gptkb:C._p._schinzii
C. p. pugnax
gptkbp:threats habitat loss
gptkbp:vocalization grunting calls
gptkbp:weight 150–300 g
gptkbp:wingArea long and pointed
gptkbp:wingspan 60–70 cm
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1758