Red-necked Stint vs Giant Snipe

Calidris ruficollis verglichen mit Gallinago undulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Red-necked Stint Giant Snipe
Wissenschaftlicher Name Calidris ruficollis Gallinago undulata
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Least Concern
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 19,9 cm (7.8 in) 31,0 cm (12.2 in)
Gewicht 29,316666666666666 g (1.03 oz) 327,5 g (11.55 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3-4 2-4
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Red-necked Stint only

Giant Snipe only

Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Red-necked Stint

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

Red-necked Stint

Red-necked Stint: 13–16 cm, one of the smallest long-distance migrants; breeding plumage shows orange-red face and breast. Breeds on northeastern Siberian and Alaskan tundra; winters on Australian mudflats, with millions using Yellow Sea as a staging site. NT. Threatened by tidal-flat reclamation. Feeds on invertebrates. 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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