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Predators
Coyote
Coyote · Canis latrans
Coyotes are adaptable survival experts whose unmistakable howling echoes across the wide open spaces of North America.
Fact file
- Size
- Weigh 9 to 18 kg, shoulder height 50 to 60 centimetres
- Males and females
- Male coyotes are slightly larger and heavier than females
- Sounds
- Typical howling in changing pitches, often in chorus
- Diet
- Flexible: from small mammals and birds to windfall fruit and carrion
- Offspring
- Litter size usually 4 to 7 pups, born in spring after around 2 months of gestation
How to identify Coyote
Coyotes look at first glance like slim, medium-sized dogs. Their fur is mostly grey to reddish brown with paler undersides and darker markings along the back and on the muzzle. The bushy tail often has a black tip.
The ears are strikingly pointed and upright, the muzzle narrow. Adult coyotes usually weigh between 9 and 18 kilograms and reach a shoulder height of 50 to 60 centimetres. The way they move is fluid and light-footed.
More in the app
With Wildful Stories+ you also get in the app:
- general viewing tips
- 2 places where you can see Coyote
Where Coyote live
Discover Coyote on your trip.
The app shows you where and when to see wildlife along your route.
