Fuegian Snipe vs Giant Snipe

Gallinago stricklandii verglichen mit Gallinago undulata

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Merkmal Fuegian Snipe Giant Snipe
Wissenschaftlicher Name Gallinago stricklandii Gallinago undulata
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Least Concern
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 29,5 cm (11.6 in) 31,0 cm (12.2 in)
Gewicht 198,0 g (6.98 oz) 327,5 g (11.55 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2 2-4
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Fuegian Snipe

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

Fuegian Snipe

Fuegian Snipe: 29–33 cm, large robust snipe of southern South America. Darkly patterned brown plumage. Resident in Patagonian grassland, marshes, and wet meadows from southern Chile and Argentina to Tierra del Fuego; winters further north in South America. Probes soft ground for invertebrates. Sedentary to partially migratory.

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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