Giant Snipe vs Eskimo Curlew

Gallinago undulata مقارنةً بـ Numenius borealis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Giant Snipe Eskimo Curlew
الاسم العلمي Gallinago undulata Numenius borealis
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Not Evaluated
الطول
طول الجناح 31,0 cm (12.2 in) 42,8 cm (16.9 in)
الوزن 327,5 g (11.55 oz) 362,0 g (12.77 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Giant Snipe only

Eskimo Curlew only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

Not Evaluated

Eskimo Curlew

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.

Eskimo Curlew

Eskimo Curlew: 29–34 cm, small curlew once abundant on North American tundra. Critically Endangered or extinct; no confirmed record since 1963. Formerly wintered on South American pampas; hunted to near-extinction in 19th century. Resembles Whimbrel but smaller with cinnamon underwing. CR (possibly EX).

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