Snares Island Snipe vs Giant Snipe

Coenocorypha huegeli comparado con Gallinago undulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Snares Island Snipe Giant Snipe
Nombre científico Coenocorypha huegeli Gallinago undulata
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Estado de conservación Near Threatened Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 20,4 cm (8.0 in) 31,0 cm (12.2 in)
Peso 110,0 g (3.88 oz) 327,5 g (11.55 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-3 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Snares Island Snipe only

Giant Snipe only

Estado de conservación

Near Threatened

Snares Island Snipe

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

Snares Island Snipe

Snares Island Snipe: 20–23 cm, stocky flightless-tendency snipe endemic to The Snares archipelago, New Zealand. Cryptic dark brown plumage. Inhabits forest floor and tussock grassland; nocturnal, foraging for invertebrates. Secure on the predator-free Snares. Sedentary endemic. Regularly encountered at forest margins and among petrel colonies.

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.

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