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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	African Snipe	Eurasian Whimbrel
Scientific Name	Gallinago nigripennis	Numenius phaeopus
Order	Charadriiformes	Charadriiformes
Family	Scolopacidae	Scolopacidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern
Length	—	—
Wingspan	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	46.6 cm (18.3 in)
Weight	124.25 g (4.38 oz)	380.1666666666667 g (13.41 oz)
Diet	--	--
Clutch Size	2-4	2-5
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

🏖️ Coastal 🌾 Grassland 🌿 Wetland

African Snipe only

None

Eurasian Whimbrel only

🌲 Forest

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Conservation Status

Least Concern

African Snipe

Least Concern

Eurasian Whimbrel

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About These Birds

African Snipe

African Snipe: 25–28 cm, medium-large snipe resident in high-altitude wetlands, bogs, and marshy grassland of eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia and Sudan to the Cape. Cryptic brown-and-buff streaking. Probes soft mud for invertebrates. Sedentary. Performs display 'drumming' flights with spread tail in breeding season.

Eurasian Whimbrel

Eurasian Whimbrel: 40–46 cm, medium-large curlew with a strongly decurved bill, bold dark crown-stripes, and buff supercilium. Breeds on subarctic tundra of Eurasia; winters on coasts, mudflats, and mangroves of Africa, South Asia, and Australasia. Feeds on crabs, worms, and berries. Long-distance migrant; one of the most widespread shorebirds.

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