Wood Snipe vs Giant Snipe

Gallinago nemoricola مقارنةً بـ Gallinago undulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Wood Snipe Giant Snipe
الاسم العلمي Gallinago nemoricola Gallinago undulata
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 27,0 cm (10.6 in) 31,0 cm (12.2 in)
الوزن 170,0 g (6.00 oz) 327,5 g (11.55 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Wood Snipe only

Giant Snipe only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Wood Snipe

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

Wood Snipe

Wood Snipe: 28–32 cm, large dark heavily barred snipe of dense Himalayan and East Asian montane forest and alpine boggy ground. Breeds at high altitude in the Himalayas and southern China; winters in lower-altitude forest wetlands of South and Southeast Asia. VU. Rarely flushed; probes soft soil for invertebrates. Poorly known.

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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