Latham's Snipe vs Giant Snipe

Gallinago hardwickii مقارنةً بـ Gallinago undulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Latham's Snipe Giant Snipe
الاسم العلمي Gallinago hardwickii Gallinago undulata
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
حالة الحفاظ Near Threatened Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 30,2 cm (11.9 in) 31,0 cm (12.2 in)
الوزن 167,33333333333334 g (5.90 oz) 327,5 g (11.55 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-5 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

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Giant Snipe only

حالة الحفاظ

Near Threatened

Latham's Snipe

Least Concern

Giant 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.

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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