Giant Snipe vs Terek Sandpiper

Gallinago undulata verglichen mit Xenus cinereus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Giant Snipe Terek Sandpiper
Wissenschaftlicher Name Gallinago undulata Xenus cinereus
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 31,0 cm (12.2 in) 25,5 cm (10.0 in)
Gewicht 327,5 g (11.55 oz) 80,4 g (2.84 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-4 2-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Giant Snipe only

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Terek Sandpiper only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

Least Concern

Terek Sandpiper

About These Birds

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.

Terek Sandpiper

Terek Sandpiper: 22–25 cm, distinctive wader with a steeply upturned bill and short orange-yellow legs. Breeds on boreal rivers of Russia and Siberia; winters on tropical mudflats and mangrove coasts from Africa to Australia. Feeds by running with bill forward skimming surface. Long-distance migrant. Unique upcurved bill diagnostic.

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