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Guignette knight

The guignette knight, by its scientific name Actitis hypoleucos, is a shorebird (which lives in mud) living throughout Europe, throughout Asia, throughout Africa, Oceania and North America.

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It is part of the Scolopacidae family, and of the order Charadriiformes.

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He is recognizable by his brown head, throat, chest and back and white belly. Its beak is black and its legs are orange.

In the guignette knight, it is impossible to recognize the male from the female.

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It feeds mainly on molluscs, worms and insects.

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The guignette knight lives in estuaries and marshes.

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It nests in pairs on the ground, hidden in the vegetation. It lays 3 to 5 eggs .

It is a fairly silent species.

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On the IUCN conservation status it is: LC Least concern.

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Adult guignette knight transitive plumage.

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