Western Sandpiper vs Giant Snipe

Calidris mauri verglichen mit Gallinago undulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Western Sandpiper Giant Snipe
Wissenschaftlicher Name Calidris mauri Gallinago undulata
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 18,4 cm (7.2 in) 31,0 cm (12.2 in)
Gewicht 28,233333333333334 g (1.00 oz) 327,5 g (11.55 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3-5 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Western Sandpiper only

Giant Snipe only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Western Sandpiper

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

Western Sandpiper

Western Sandpiper: 14–17 cm, common small North American sandpiper with rufous scapulars in breeding plumage, slightly drooped bill-tip, and partial toe webbing. Breeds on Alaska tundra; winters abundantly on estuaries and mudflats of both American coasts south to Peru. Hundreds of thousands congregate at key staging sites. Feeds on invertebrates.

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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