South Island Snipe vs African Snipe

Coenocorypha iredalei verglichen mit Gallinago nigripennis

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Merkmal South Island Snipe African Snipe
Wissenschaftlicher Name Coenocorypha iredalei Gallinago nigripennis
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Erhaltungsstatus Extinct Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 25,1 cm (9.9 in)
Gewicht 124,25 g (4.38 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- 2-4
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

South Island Snipe only

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African Snipe only

Erhaltungsstatus

Extinct

South Island Snipe

Least Concern

African Snipe

About These Birds

South Island Snipe

South Island Snipe: 20–23 cm, extinct New Zealand snipe eliminated from the South Island and surrounding islands by introduced predators. Known from subfossil remains and early museum specimens. Nocturnal invertebrate feeder of dense undergrowth. EX. Related species survive on predator-free offshore islands.

African Snipe

African Snipe: 25–28 cm, medium-large snipe resident in high-altitude wetlands, bogs, and marshy grassland of eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia and Sudan to the Cape. Cryptic brown-and-buff streaking. Probes soft mud for invertebrates. Sedentary. Performs display 'drumming' flights with spread tail in breeding season.

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