Ecology of Tringa totanus
 
Main Ref. van der Have, T.M., G.O. Keijl, J. Mansoori and V.V. Morozov, 2002
Remarks Non-breeding individuals may frequent inland flooded grasslands and the silty shores of rivers and lakes. It is largely coastal during the winter, residing on rocky, muddy and sandy beaches, salt marshes, tidal mudflats, saline and freshwater coastal lagoons and tidal estuaries. Non-breeding individuals feed on insects, spiders, annelids, molluscs, crustaceans, and occasionally small fish and tadpoles (Ref. 107893).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

Marine - Neritic Marine - Oceanic Brackishwater Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies
  • supra-littoral zone
  • littoral zone
  • sublittoral zone
  • epipelagic
  • mesopelagic
  • epipelagic
  • abyssopelagic
  • hadopelagic
  • estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas
  • mangroves
  • marshes/swamps
  • rivers/streams
  • lakes/ponds
  • caves
  • exclusively in caves
Highighted items on the list are where Tringa totanus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Birdlife International, 2016
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Birdlife International, 2016

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 3.85 0.47 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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