Magellanic Snipe vs Giant Snipe

Gallinago magellanica مقارنةً بـ Gallinago undulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Magellanic Snipe Giant Snipe
الاسم العلمي Gallinago magellanica Gallinago undulata
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 31,0 cm (12.2 in)
الوزن 327,5 g (11.55 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Magellanic Snipe only

Giant Snipe only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Magellanic Snipe

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

Magellanic Snipe

Magellanic Snipe: 27–30 cm, snipe of southern South America from southern Chile and Argentina through Tierra del Fuego to the Falkland Islands. Cryptic streaked brown plumage. Inhabits boggy moorland, marshes, and wet grassland. Feeds by probing for invertebrates. Partially migratory; some populations winter further north.

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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