Giant Snipe vs Asian Dowitcher

Gallinago undulata مقارنةً بـ Limnodromus semipalmatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Giant Snipe Asian Dowitcher
الاسم العلمي Gallinago undulata Limnodromus semipalmatus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Near Threatened
الطول
طول الجناح 31,0 cm (12.2 in) 34,8 cm (13.7 in)
الوزن 327,5 g (11.55 oz) 186,0 g (6.56 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-4 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Giant Snipe only

بلا

Asian Dowitcher only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

Near Threatened

Asian Dowitcher

About These Birds

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.

Asian Dowitcher

Asian Dowitcher: 33–36 cm, large all-dark dowitcher with a straight blunt-tipped bill and black breeding plumage. Breeds in scattered colonies on Mongolian steppe lakes and Siberian rivers; winters on muddy estuaries and mangrove coasts of South and Southeast Asia. NT. Feeds by deep sewing-machine probing in soft mud. Limited breeding range.

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