Common Snipe vs Giant Snipe

Gallinago gallinago verglichen mit Gallinago undulata

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Merkmal Common Snipe Giant Snipe
Wissenschaftlicher Name Gallinago gallinago Gallinago undulata
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 25,6 cm (10.1 in) 31,0 cm (12.2 in)
Gewicht 114,16666666666667 g (4.03 oz) 327,5 g (11.55 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-5 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Common Snipe only

Giant Snipe only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Common Snipe

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

Common Snipe

Common Snipe: 25–27 cm, classic Holarctic snipe with a very long straight bill, bold striped head, and explosive zig-zag flush. Breeds on bogs, moors, and wet meadows across Eurasia and North America; winters south to tropical Africa, Asia, and Central America. Probes for worms. Produces 'drumming' display dive with spread tail feathers.

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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