Long-toed Stint vs Giant Snipe

Calidris subminuta verglichen mit Gallinago undulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Long-toed Stint Giant Snipe
Wissenschaftlicher Name Calidris subminuta Gallinago undulata
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 17,6 cm (6.9 in) 31,0 cm (12.2 in)
Gewicht 25,666666666666668 g (0.91 oz) 327,5 g (11.55 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3-4 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Long-toed Stint only

Giant Snipe only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Long-toed Stint

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

Long-toed Stint

Long-toed Stint: 13–15 cm, delicate small stint with a long hindtoe, yellow legs, and strong creamy supercilium. Breeds on boreal bog and marsh of Siberia; winters in South and Southeast Asia and Australia on freshwater mudflats and rice paddies. Feeds on invertebrates. Often found among vegetation at wetland edges. 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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