Pectoral Sandpiper vs Giant Snipe

Calidris melanotos مقارنةً بـ Gallinago undulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Pectoral Sandpiper Giant Snipe
الاسم العلمي Calidris melanotos Gallinago undulata
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 25,0 cm (9.8 in) 31,0 cm (12.2 in)
الوزن 92,0 g (3.25 oz) 327,5 g (11.55 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3-4 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Pectoral Sandpiper only

Giant Snipe only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Pectoral Sandpiper

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper: 19–23 cm, with a sharply defined pectoral band separating heavily streaked breast from pure white belly. Breeds on wet Arctic tundra of Alaska, Canada, and Siberia; migrates through the Americas to winter on South American grasslands and wetlands; some reach Australasia. Common on migration. 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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