Semipalmated Sandpiper vs Giant Snipe

Calidris pusilla مقارنةً بـ Gallinago undulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Semipalmated Sandpiper Giant Snipe
الاسم العلمي Calidris pusilla Gallinago undulata
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
حالة الحفاظ Near Threatened Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 18,5 cm (7.3 in) 31,0 cm (12.2 in)
الوزن 32,22 g (1.14 oz) 327,5 g (11.55 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3-4 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Semipalmated Sandpiper only

Giant Snipe only

حالة الحفاظ

Near Threatened

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Semipalmated Sandpiper: 13–15 cm, abundant small North American sandpiper with partial toe webbing, blunt black bill, and greyish-brown breeding plumage. Breeds on Arctic tundra of Canada and Alaska; migrates via Atlantic coast to winter in South America. Millions stage in Bay of Fundy. NT. Long-distance migrant. Invertebrate feeder.

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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