Giant Snipe vs Wood Sandpiper

Gallinago undulata مقارنةً بـ Tringa glareola

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Giant Snipe Wood Sandpiper
الاسم العلمي Gallinago undulata Tringa glareola
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 31,0 cm (12.2 in) 24,8 cm (9.8 in)
الوزن 327,5 g (11.55 oz) 67,5 g (2.38 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Giant Snipe only

بلا

Wood Sandpiper only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

Least Concern

Wood Sandpiper

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.

Wood Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper: 19–23 cm, medium-sized sandpiper with spotted brown upperparts, white supercilium, pale yellow legs, and white rump. Breeds across boreal Eurasia from Scandinavia to Siberia; winters in Africa, South Asia, and Australia. One of the most abundant Eurasian shorebirds. Feeds on invertebrates in shallow wetlands.

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