semipalmated

Sanderlings, ruddy turnstones, semipalmated sandpipers, dunlins and more than half the world's population of red knots are among the species that double their weight eating the nutritious eggs.

三趾滨鹬、翻石鹬、半蹼鹬、黑胸滨鹬，以及全世界半数以上的红腹滨鹬（redknot），都啄食营养丰富的鲎卵，以备长程迁徙所需的能量，有些鸟类的总飞行距离达6900公远。