American Woodcock vs Wilson's Phalarope

Scolopax minor verglichen mit Steganopus tricolor

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal American Woodcock Wilson's Phalarope
Wissenschaftlicher Name Scolopax minor Steganopus tricolor
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 26,0 cm (10.2 in) 25,6 cm (10.1 in)
Gewicht 192,0 g (6.77 oz) 78,0 g (2.75 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3-4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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American Woodcock only

Wilson's Phalarope only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

American Woodcock

Least Concern

Wilson's Phalarope

About These Birds

American Woodcock

American Woodcock: 25–31 cm, rotund crepuscular wader with cryptic dead-leaf plumage, large eyes set high on the head, and an extremely long flexible bill for probing earthworms. Inhabits moist woodland and shrubby margins in eastern North America; winters in southern US. Famous for spiralling courtship 'sky dance.' Migratory.

Wilson's Phalarope

Wilson's Phalarope: 22–24 cm, largest phalarope with a very thin bill; females bright with rufous neck-stripe in breeding plumage. Breeds on prairie wetlands of western North America; migrates to saline and alkaline lakes of South America. Spins on water to stir up invertebrates. Females leave males to incubate. Polyandrous. Long-distance migrant.

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