Western Sandpiper vs African Snipe

Calidris mauri comparado con Gallinago nigripennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Western Sandpiper African Snipe
Nombre científico Calidris mauri Gallinago nigripennis
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 18,4 cm (7.2 in) 25,1 cm (9.9 in)
Peso 28,233333333333334 g (1.00 oz) 124,25 g (4.38 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 3-5 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Western Sandpiper only

Ninguno

African Snipe only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Western Sandpiper

Least Concern

African Snipe

About These Birds

Western Sandpiper

Correlimos de Alaska de 14–17 cm, uno de los limícolas más abundantes de Norteamérica, cría en el oeste de Alaska y migra hacia las costas del Pacífico y el Atlántico.

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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