2024-10-23 03:22:00
It’s gone, but we’ll talk about them later in the summer. because Red knots, those migratory birds that bind continents together, After a busy year, they also take a break in Las Grutas.
go see them We still have to wait until March arrives. That’s because they choose to enjoy the beaches at the end of the season, when tourist numbers surge in January and February.
Amazing flocks of sheep with long routes
But worth a visit Learn its history—or remember it—to appreciate the incredible power such a little bird possesses. Because nature and its inhabitants, whether they come from sea or land, are also enchanting on these shores.
amazing bird
Red Knot (Calidris canutus rufa) arrives Heading to San Antonio Bay Nature Reserve begins each March.
They come from Tierra del Fuego, where they retain their gray, non-breeding plumage, and then they start to turn red, which you will see later. They prepare for reproduction. Previous courtship, mating and subsequent nesting will occur in the Canadian Arctic.
This is why they double in size when resting and feeding on the coast of Rio Negro. This is a preview of their non-stop flight of more than 6,000 kilometers. Until your next stopover in the Arctic.
before they arrive A population of 20,000 specimens, but now numbers about 1,300 (numbers provided by scientists) They are dedicated to studying this species, which unfortunately is in danger of extinction.
Why are they being monitored?
The migratory behavior of these birds and possible changes are being studied by using small devices that emit signals captured at different points in the vast geographical area they cover. The goal is to identify what causes these fluctuations in species populations.
Birds that can travel incredible distances
A ringing campaign was also conducted. This ringtone consists of capturing some of them and identifying them with “banderilla”, Personalize them and enable their monitoring. The style, color, and height of this small badge can let you know where it comes from.
B95, the famous red knot
B95, also known as the moonbird, is a red knotted sandpiper famous for its red knots. It travels farther along its migration path than the distance between the Earth and the moon.
San Antonio West biologist Patricia Gonzalez ‘trapped’ him (the process of placing a “mark” to identify it and enable it to be tracked) First used in Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego in 1995 and first used in 2012 He struck it again in Delaware Bay, USA.
B95, the most famous red knot
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