Latham's Snipe vs African Snipe

Gallinago hardwickii مقارنةً بـ Gallinago nigripennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Latham's Snipe African Snipe
الاسم العلمي Gallinago hardwickii Gallinago nigripennis
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
حالة الحفاظ Near Threatened Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 30,2 cm (11.9 in) 25,1 cm (9.9 in)
الوزن 167,33333333333334 g (5.90 oz) 124,25 g (4.38 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-5 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Latham's Snipe only

بلا

African Snipe only

حالة الحفاظ

Near Threatened

Latham's Snipe

Least Concern

African Snipe

About These Birds

Latham's Snipe

Latham's Snipe: 29–33 cm, large robustly built Japanese snipe that breeds in wet grassland and marshes of central Honshu; migrates to wet grassland and irrigated paddocks of eastern Australia. NT. One of Australia's few regular Japanese migrants. Probes soft ground for invertebrates. Declining due to grassland loss at both ends of migration.

African Snipe

African Snipe: 25–28 cm, medium-large snipe resident in high-altitude wetlands, bogs, and marshy grassland of eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia and Sudan to the Cape. Cryptic brown-and-buff streaking. Probes soft mud for invertebrates. Sedentary. Performs display 'drumming' flights with spread tail in breeding season.

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