Great Knot vs Giant Snipe

Calidris tenuirostris مقارنةً بـ Gallinago undulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Great Knot Giant Snipe
الاسم العلمي Calidris tenuirostris Gallinago undulata
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
حالة الحفاظ Endangered Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 35,1 cm (13.8 in) 31,0 cm (12.2 in)
الوزن 181,0 g (6.38 oz) 327,5 g (11.55 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3-4 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Great Knot only

Giant Snipe only

حالة الحفاظ

Endangered

Great Knot

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

Great Knot

Great Knot: 26–28 cm, largest Calidris sandpiper with a heavy straight bill and bold black-spotted breeding plumage. Breeds on stony Siberian mountain tundra; undertakes one of the longest migrations to winter on tropical Asian and Australian mudflats. EN. Severely threatened by Yellow Sea tidal-flat reclamation. 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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