Sharp-tailed Sandpiper vs Giant Snipe

Calidris acuminata مقارنةً بـ Gallinago undulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Giant Snipe
الاسم العلمي Calidris acuminata Gallinago undulata
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 25,8 cm (10.2 in) 31,0 cm (12.2 in)
الوزن 77,75 g (2.74 oz) 327,5 g (11.55 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3-4 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper only

Giant Snipe only

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper: 17–22 cm, distinctive with a chestnut cap, bold black 'V' markings on flanks, and greenish-yellow legs. Breeds on Siberian tundra; migrates through East Asia to winter in Australia and New Zealand. Often found with Pectoral Sandpiper on migration. Feeds on invertebrates in marsh vegetation. Long-distance migrant.

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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