What does the Kittlitz's Plover eat?
Charadrius pecuarius
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Diet overview
Insectivore
How it forages
Forages by running, stopping abruptly, and pecking at the ground to catch small invertebrates. Diet primarily consists of insects (beetles, ants, flies, grasshoppers), spiders, and other small terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates. Often forages in a characteristic 'run-stop-peck' manner.
When it feeds
Diurnal, primarily active during daylight hours.
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