Pectoral Sandpiper vs Giant Snipe

Calidris melanotos verglichen mit Gallinago undulata

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Merkmal Pectoral Sandpiper Giant Snipe
Wissenschaftlicher Name Calidris melanotos Gallinago undulata
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 25,0 cm (9.8 in) 31,0 cm (12.2 in)
Gewicht 92,0 g (3.25 oz) 327,5 g (11.55 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3-4 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Pectoral Sandpiper only

Giant Snipe only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Pectoral Sandpiper

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper: 19–23 cm, with a sharply defined pectoral band separating heavily streaked breast from pure white belly. Breeds on wet Arctic tundra of Alaska, Canada, and Siberia; migrates through the Americas to winter on South American grasslands and wetlands; some reach Australasia. Common on migration. Long-distance migrant.

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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