Madagascar Snipe vs Moluccan Woodcock

Gallinago macrodactyla verglichen mit Scolopax rochussenii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Madagascar Snipe Moluccan Woodcock
Wissenschaftlicher Name Gallinago macrodactyla Scolopax rochussenii
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Vulnerable
Länge
Flügelspannweite 26,7 cm (10.5 in) 38,2 cm (15.0 in)
Gewicht 216,0 g (7.62 oz) 308,3 g (10.87 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Madagascar Snipe only

Moluccan Woodcock only

Erhaltungsstatus

Vulnerable

Madagascar Snipe

Vulnerable

Moluccan Woodcock

About These Birds

Madagascar Snipe

Madagascar Snipe: 27–29 cm, large-footed snipe endemic to Madagascar. Inhabits marshes, rice paddies, and wet grassland mainly in the north and west. NT. Cryptic brown and buff streaking. Probes soft ground for invertebrates. Sedentary endemic. Threatened by wetland drainage and hunting pressure.

Moluccan Woodcock

Moluccan Woodcock: 33–36 cm, large woodcock endemic to Obi and Bacan islands in the North Moluccas, Indonesia. VU. Occupies lowland and montane forest; nocturnal invertebrate feeder. Very poorly known; threatened by extensive deforestation for palm oil and logging. One of the least studied woodcocks. Sedentary.

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