Wikkie

The wikkie (Longurostrornis pacificii) is a species of shorebird native across the Pacific coasts of North America, but is adapting well to life in cities and suburbs in coastal area. The wikkie is distinguished for its long beak used to drill out razor clams, burrowing crustaceans, and worms, but it can occasionally feed on carrion of washed up marine mammals and larger birds, and there are even more rare cases of wikkies feeding on plant-based man-made food such as bread. The wikkie has elongated toes that are splayed out to keep them from sinking from the beach sand while it searches for burrowing prey. The conservation status of the wikkies is Least Concern due to successful conservation status, the wikkies' tolerance to human activities, and their resistance to otherwise deadly diseases and viruses, including West Nile viruses.