Western Sandpiper vs Giant Snipe

Calidris mauri مقارنةً بـ Gallinago undulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Western Sandpiper Giant Snipe
الاسم العلمي Calidris mauri Gallinago undulata
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 18,4 cm (7.2 in) 31,0 cm (12.2 in)
الوزن 28,233333333333334 g (1.00 oz) 327,5 g (11.55 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3-5 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Western Sandpiper only

Giant Snipe only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Western Sandpiper

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

Western Sandpiper

Western Sandpiper: 14–17 cm, common small North American sandpiper with rufous scapulars in breeding plumage, slightly drooped bill-tip, and partial toe webbing. Breeds on Alaska tundra; winters abundantly on estuaries and mudflats of both American coasts south to Peru. Hundreds of thousands congregate at key staging sites. 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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