Temminck's Stint vs Giant Snipe

Calidris temminckii verglichen mit Gallinago undulata

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Merkmal Temminck's Stint Giant Snipe
Wissenschaftlicher Name Calidris temminckii Gallinago undulata
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 19,3 cm (7.6 in) 31,0 cm (12.2 in)
Gewicht 25,616666666666664 g (0.90 oz) 327,5 g (11.55 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-4 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Temminck's Stint only

Giant Snipe only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Temminck's Stint

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

Temminck's Stint

Temminck's Stint: 13–15 cm, small grey-brown stint with white outer tail feathers and short yellowish legs, resembling a miniature Common Sandpiper. Breeds on Arctic and subarctic wetlands from Norway to Siberia; winters on freshwater muddy margins in Africa and South Asia. Each parent incubates a separate clutch. Invertebrate feeder.

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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