Sanderling vs Sulawesi Woodcock

Calidris alba verglichen mit Scolopax celebensis

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Merkmal Sanderling Sulawesi Woodcock
Wissenschaftlicher Name Calidris alba Scolopax celebensis
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 23,9 cm (9.4 in) 38,6 cm (15.2 in)
Gewicht 61,0 g (2.15 oz) 205,0 g (7.23 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Sanderling only

Sulawesi Woodcock only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Sanderling

Least Concern

Sulawesi Woodcock

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.

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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