{"id":130186,"date":"2021-08-31T16:14:54","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T10:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=130186"},"modified":"2022-02-03T18:42:12","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T13:12:12","slug":"habitat-of-bird-that-flies-non-stop-for-5-days-from-japan-to-australia-under-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/habitat-of-bird-that-flies-non-stop-for-5-days-from-japan-to-australia-under-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Habitat of bird that flies non-stop for 5 days from Japan to Australia under threat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: This post is based on article &#8220;<span lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>Habitat of bird that flies non-stop for 5 days from Japan to Australia under threat<\/strong>&#8220;<\/span> published in Down to Earth on 31st August 2021.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>What is the news?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The Latham\u2019s Snipe shorebird, flies non-stop for five days over thousands of kilometres of ocean for its survival, twice a year.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, their wetland habitat is now being lost to development and other pressures, putting this tough little bird at risk.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 597px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/416945\/original\/file-20210819-17-mcm1k3.jpg?resize=597%2C437&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A Latham's Snipe flies past.\" width=\"597\" height=\"437\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Source<\/strong>: DTE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h5><strong>Latham\u2019s Snipe (Gallinago hardwickii)<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Latham\u2019s Snipe, formerly known as <strong>the Japanese Snipe<\/strong>, was once a popular game bird.<\/li>\n<li>It <strong>breeds in northern Japan<\/strong> and parts of <strong>eastern Russia<\/strong> during May-July and spends its non-breeding season (September to March) along Australia\u2019s eastern coast. Historically, it used to breed in <strong>Sakhalin and the Kurile Islands<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It has <strong>incredible endurance,<\/strong> undertaking a non-stop, over-ocean flight between its breeding and non-breeding grounds.<\/li>\n<li>Latham\u2019s Snipe hides away in thickly vegetated wetlands during the day to avoid local predators, and <strong>does not remain in large flocks.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Their <strong>exceptional eyesight<\/strong> helps them constantly scan for dangers at night, when they forage for food in open wet and muddy areas.<\/li>\n<li>Latham\u2019s Snipe is <strong>the ultimate sun-seeker<\/strong>. It<strong> breeds in the Northern Hemisphere<\/strong> when the snows have melted and the weather is warm. Then returns to the Southern Hemisphere to take advantage of spring rains, warmer weather and food-rich wetlands.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Threat<\/strong>&#8211; Hunting and wetland loss during the 20th century have contributed to a decline in Latham\u2019s Snipe in south-eastern Australia. Urban development continues to threaten Latham\u2019s Snipe habitats.<\/li>\n<li><strong>IUCN Red list status<\/strong>: Least Concern (LC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: This post is based on article &#8220;Habitat of bird that flies non-stop for 5 days from Japan to Australia under threat&#8220; published in Down to Earth on 31st August 2021. What is the news? The Latham\u2019s Snipe shorebird, flies non-stop for five days over thousands of kilometres of ocean for its survival, twice a&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/habitat-of-bird-that-flies-non-stop-for-5-days-from-japan-to-australia-under-threat\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Habitat of bird that flies non-stop for 5 days from Japan to Australia under threat<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10330,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182,9],"tags":[9446,8927,9447],"class_list":["post-130186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","category-public","tag-biodiveristy","tag-biodiversity-conservation","tag-lathams-snipe-shorebird","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":4,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1700510066},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10330"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130186"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130186\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}