Dunlin vs Giant Snipe

Calidris alpina verglichen mit Gallinago undulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Dunlin Giant Snipe
Wissenschaftlicher Name Calidris alpina Gallinago undulata
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Least Concern
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 23,0 cm (9.1 in) 31,0 cm (12.2 in)
Gewicht 60,45000000000001 g (2.13 oz) 327,5 g (11.55 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3-4 2-4
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Dunlin only

Giant Snipe only

Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Dunlin

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

Dunlin

Dunlin: 16–22 cm, abundant small Holarctic shorebird forming huge estuary flocks. Breeding plumage features rufous back and black belly patch. Breeds on Arctic and subarctic tundra circumpolarly; winters on temperate and tropical mudflats. Feeds by probing soft sediment for invertebrates. Multiple subspecies with differing migration routes.

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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