Madagascar Snipe vs Giant Snipe

Gallinago macrodactyla مقارنةً بـ Gallinago undulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Madagascar Snipe Giant Snipe
الاسم العلمي Gallinago macrodactyla Gallinago undulata
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 26,7 cm (10.5 in) 31,0 cm (12.2 in)
الوزن 216,0 g (7.62 oz) 327,5 g (11.55 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-2 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Madagascar Snipe only

بلا

Giant Snipe only

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Madagascar Snipe

Least Concern

Giant 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.

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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