Giant Snipe vs Common Greenshank

Gallinago undulata مقارنةً بـ Tringa nebularia

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Giant Snipe Common Greenshank
الاسم العلمي Gallinago undulata Tringa nebularia
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 31,0 cm (12.2 in) 37,1 cm (14.6 in)
الوزن 327,5 g (11.55 oz) 212,5 g (7.50 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-4 3-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Giant Snipe only

بلا

Common Greenshank only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

Least Concern

Common Greenshank

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.

Common Greenshank

Common Greenshank: 30–34 cm, large shank with greenish legs, slightly upturned bill, white rump, and ringing 'tew-tew-tew' call. Breeds on boggy moorland and boreal forest of Scotland east across Eurasia; winters on estuaries, lakes, and coasts of Africa, South Asia, and Australia. Feeds on fish and invertebrates. Long-distance migrant.

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