American Woodcock vs Greater Yellowlegs

Scolopax minor مقارنةً بـ Tringa melanoleuca

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة American Woodcock Greater Yellowlegs
الاسم العلمي Scolopax minor Tringa melanoleuca
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Near Threatened
الطول
طول الجناح 26,0 cm (10.2 in) 38,9 cm (15.3 in)
الوزن 192,0 g (6.77 oz) 169,25 g (5.97 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3-4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

American Woodcock only

بلا

Greater Yellowlegs only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

American Woodcock

Near Threatened

Greater Yellowlegs

About These Birds

American Woodcock

American Woodcock: 25–31 cm, rotund crepuscular wader with cryptic dead-leaf plumage, large eyes set high on the head, and an extremely long flexible bill for probing earthworms. Inhabits moist woodland and shrubby margins in eastern North America; winters in southern US. Famous for spiralling courtship 'sky dance.' Migratory.

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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