Giant Snipe vs Greater Yellowlegs

Gallinago undulata مقارنةً بـ Tringa melanoleuca

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Giant Snipe Greater Yellowlegs
الاسم العلمي Gallinago undulata Tringa melanoleuca
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Near Threatened
الطول
طول الجناح 31,0 cm (12.2 in) 38,9 cm (15.3 in)
الوزن 327,5 g (11.55 oz) 169,25 g (5.97 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Giant Snipe only

بلا

Greater Yellowlegs only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

Near Threatened

Greater Yellowlegs

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.

Greater Yellowlegs

Greater Yellowlegs: 29–33 cm, large North American shank with yellow legs, slightly upturned bill, and loud ringing call. Breeds on boreal muskeg from Alaska to Newfoundland; winters on wetlands throughout the Americas south to Patagonia. Feeds by wading and sweeping bill through water. More robust than Lesser Yellowlegs. Long-distance migrant.

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