Common Sandpiper vs Amami Woodcock

Actitis hypoleucos comparado con Scolopax mira

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Common Sandpiper Amami Woodcock
Nombre científico Actitis hypoleucos Scolopax mira
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Vulnerable
Longitud
Envergadura 22,0 cm (8.7 in) 37,9 cm (14.9 in)
Peso 63,0 g (2.22 oz) 473,0 g (16.68 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 3-5 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Common Sandpiper only

Amami Woodcock only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Common Sandpiper

Vulnerable

Amami Woodcock

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.

Amami Woodcock

Amami Woodcock: 34–36 cm, large rufous woodcock endemic to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan (Amami-Oshima, Tokunoshima). Inhabits dense subtropical forest. Nocturnal; probes soil for earthworms. NT. Threatened by feral mongooses introduced for snake control and habitat loss. Sedentary island endemic. Similar to Eurasian Woodcock.

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