Baird's Sandpiper vs Giant Snipe

Calidris bairdii مقارنةً بـ Gallinago undulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Baird's Sandpiper Giant Snipe
الاسم العلمي Calidris bairdii Gallinago undulata
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 24,4 cm (9.6 in) 31,0 cm (12.2 in)
الوزن 42,699999999999996 g (1.51 oz) 327,5 g (11.55 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 4 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Baird's Sandpiper only

Giant Snipe only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Baird's Sandpiper

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

Baird's Sandpiper

Baird's Sandpiper: 14–17 cm, long-winged flat-backed sandpiper with buffy-brown upperparts, black bill, and black legs. Breeds on High Arctic tundra of Alaska, Canada, and Greenland; migrates through the interior of North and South America to winter on South American highlands and coasts. Long-distance migrant. Feeds on invertebrates.

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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