Great Snipe vs Moluccan Woodcock

Gallinago media verglichen mit Scolopax rochussenii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Great Snipe Moluccan Woodcock
Wissenschaftlicher Name Gallinago media Scolopax rochussenii
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Vulnerable
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 28,2 cm (11.1 in) 38,2 cm (15.0 in)
Gewicht 185,25 g (6.53 oz) 308,3 g (10.87 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3-5 --
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Great Snipe only

Moluccan Woodcock only

Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Great Snipe

Vulnerable

Moluccan Woodcock

About These Birds

Great Snipe

Great Snipe: 27–29 cm, large compact snipe with heavy barring, white-edged tail feathers, and bold white wingbar in flight. Breeds on Scandinavian and Russian boreal bog; winters in sub-Saharan Africa. Performs extraordinary long-distance non-stop flights of up to 6,800 km. NT. Lek-breeding. Invertebrate feeder.

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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