Swinhoe's Snipe vs African Snipe

Gallinago megala مقارنةً بـ Gallinago nigripennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Swinhoe's Snipe African Snipe
الاسم العلمي Gallinago megala Gallinago nigripennis
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 26,9 cm (10.6 in) 25,1 cm (9.9 in)
الوزن 128,66666666666666 g (4.54 oz) 124,25 g (4.38 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-5 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Swinhoe's Snipe only

بلا

African Snipe only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Swinhoe's Snipe

Least Concern

African Snipe

About These Birds

Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe: 27–29 cm, very similar to Pin-tailed Snipe; best separated by call and number of tail feathers. Breeds on wet meadows and taiga bogs of Siberia and northern China; winters in South and Southeast Asia to Australia. Probes soft mud for invertebrates. Long-distance migrant. Secretive in rank grass and marshes.

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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