Common Sandpiper vs African Snipe

Actitis hypoleucos comparado con Gallinago nigripennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Common Sandpiper African Snipe
Nombre científico Actitis hypoleucos Gallinago nigripennis
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 22,0 cm (8.7 in) 25,1 cm (9.9 in)
Peso 63,0 g (2.22 oz) 124,25 g (4.38 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 3-5 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Common Sandpiper only

Ninguno

African Snipe only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Common Sandpiper

Least Concern

African Snipe

About These Birds

Common Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper: 19–21 cm, small olive-brown sandpiper with bold white wingbar, horizontal bobbing walk, and stiff-winged shimmering flight low over water. Breeds along stony rivers and lake margins across Eurasia; winters in Africa, South Asia, and Australasia. Feeds on invertebrates. Long-distance migrant. Very widespread.

African Snipe

African Snipe: 25–28 cm, medium-large snipe resident in high-altitude wetlands, bogs, and marshy grassland of eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia and Sudan to the Cape. Cryptic brown-and-buff streaking. Probes soft mud for invertebrates. Sedentary. Performs display 'drumming' flights with spread tail in breeding season.

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