Madagascar Snipe vs African Snipe

Gallinago macrodactyla مقارنةً بـ Gallinago nigripennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Madagascar Snipe African Snipe
الاسم العلمي Gallinago macrodactyla Gallinago nigripennis
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 26,7 cm (10.5 in) 25,1 cm (9.9 in)
الوزن 216,0 g (7.62 oz) 124,25 g (4.38 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-2 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Madagascar Snipe only

بلا

African Snipe only

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Madagascar Snipe

Least Concern

African Snipe

About These Birds

Madagascar Snipe

Madagascar Snipe: 27–29 cm, large-footed snipe endemic to Madagascar. Inhabits marshes, rice paddies, and wet grassland mainly in the north and west. NT. Cryptic brown and buff streaking. Probes soft ground for invertebrates. Sedentary endemic. Threatened by wetland drainage and hunting pressure.

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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