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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal	Wilson's Snipe	American Woodcock
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Gallinago delicata	Scolopax minor
Ordnung	Charadriiformes	Charadriiformes
Familie	Scolopacidae	Scolopacidae
Erhaltungsstatus	Least Concern	Least Concern
Länge	—	—
Flügelspannweite	25,7 cm (10.1 in)	26,0 cm (10.2 in)
Gewicht	114,4 g (4.04 oz)	192,0 g (6.77 oz)
Ernährung	--	--
Gelegegröße	2-6	3-4
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Wilson's Snipe only

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American Woodcock only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Wilson's Snipe

Least Concern

American Woodcock

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About These Birds

Wilson's Snipe

Wilson's Snipe: 25–27 cm, recently split from Common Snipe; North American counterpart. Very similar plumage but slightly narrower outer tail feathers. Breeds in bogs, wet meadows, and marshes across North America; winters from the southern US to northern South America. Probes soft ground for invertebrates. Long-distance migrant.

American Woodcock

American Woodcock: 25–31 cm, rotund crepuscular wader with cryptic dead-leaf plumage, large eyes set high on the head, and an extremely long flexible bill for probing earthworms. Inhabits moist woodland and shrubby margins in eastern North America; winters in southern US. Famous for spiralling courtship 'sky dance.' Migratory.

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