Common Sandpiper vs Giant Snipe

Actitis hypoleucos مقارنةً بـ Gallinago undulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Common Sandpiper Giant Snipe
الاسم العلمي Actitis hypoleucos Gallinago undulata
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 22,0 cm (8.7 in) 31,0 cm (12.2 in)
الوزن 63,0 g (2.22 oz) 327,5 g (11.55 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3-5 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Common Sandpiper only

Giant Snipe only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Common Sandpiper

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

Common Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper: 19–21 cm, small olive-brown sandpiper with bold white wingbar, horizontal bobbing walk, and stiff-winged shimmering flight low over water. Breeds along stony rivers and lake margins across Eurasia; winters in Africa, South Asia, and Australasia. Feeds on invertebrates. Long-distance migrant. Very widespread.

Giant Snipe

Giant Snipe: 36–40 cm, the world's largest snipe with an exceptionally long bill, rich brown plumage, and heavily barred underparts. Resident in swampy grassland and marshy terrain of Venezuela, Trinidad, Colombia, Brazil, and adjacent South America. Feeds on invertebrates by deep probing. Secretive and crepuscular. Poorly known.

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