Dunlin vs Moluccan Woodcock

Calidris alpina verglichen mit Scolopax rochussenii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Dunlin Moluccan Woodcock
Wissenschaftlicher Name Calidris alpina Scolopax rochussenii
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Vulnerable
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 23,0 cm (9.1 in) 38,2 cm (15.0 in)
Gewicht 60,45000000000001 g (2.13 oz) 308,3 g (10.87 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3-4 --
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Dunlin only

Moluccan Woodcock only

Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Dunlin

Vulnerable

Moluccan Woodcock

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.

Moluccan Woodcock

Moluccan Woodcock: 33–36 cm, large woodcock endemic to Obi and Bacan islands in the North Moluccas, Indonesia. VU. Occupies lowland and montane forest; nocturnal invertebrate feeder. Very poorly known; threatened by extensive deforestation for palm oil and logging. One of the least studied woodcocks. Sedentary.

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