Sanderling vs Giant Snipe

Calidris alba verglichen mit Gallinago undulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Sanderling Giant Snipe
Wissenschaftlicher Name Calidris alba Gallinago undulata
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 23,9 cm (9.4 in) 31,0 cm (12.2 in)
Gewicht 61,0 g (2.15 oz) 327,5 g (11.55 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3-4 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Sanderling only

Giant Snipe only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Sanderling

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

Sanderling

Sanderling: 20–21 cm, pale grey-and-white sandpiper that chases waves on sandy beaches worldwide; in breeding plumage shows rufous head and breast. Breeds on High Arctic tundra across the Holarctic; winters on sandy ocean beaches from Europe and North America to Australia and South America. Feeds on invertebrates in wave-wash zone.

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.

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