Noble Snipe vs Sulawesi Woodcock

Gallinago nobilis compared with Scolopax celebensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Noble Snipe Sulawesi Woodcock
Scientific Name Gallinago nobilis Scolopax celebensis
Order Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Family Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Conservation Status Near Threatened Least Concern
Length — —
Wingspan 27.7 cm (10.9 in) 38.6 cm (15.2 in)
Weight 188.66666666666666 g (6.66 oz) 205.0 g (7.23 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 2 --
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Noble Snipe only

Sulawesi Woodcock only

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Noble Snipe

Least Concern

Sulawesi Woodcock

About These Birds

Noble Snipe

Noble Snipe: 28–32 cm, large highland snipe of the northern Andes from Venezuela and Colombia to Ecuador and Peru at 1,800–4,000 m. Richly barred brown plumage. Inhabits boggy páramo, cloud forest edges, and Andean marshy grassland. Probes wet soil for invertebrates. Sedentary. Crepuscular display dives over territories.

Sulawesi Woodcock

Sulawesi Woodcock: 32–36 cm, woodcock endemic to montane forest of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Nocturnal with cryptic brown plumage. Inhabits mossy forest above 1,000 m; probes leaf litter and soft soil for invertebrates. NT. Threatened by logging and agricultural conversion of highland forest. Sedentary island endemic.

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