Magellanic Snipe vs American Woodcock

Gallinago magellanica comparado con Scolopax minor

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Magellanic Snipe American Woodcock
Nombre científico Gallinago magellanica Scolopax minor
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 26,0 cm (10.2 in)
Peso 192,0 g (6.77 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Magellanic Snipe only

American Woodcock only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Magellanic Snipe

Least Concern

American Woodcock

About These Birds

Magellanic Snipe

Magellanic Snipe: 27–30 cm, snipe of southern South America from southern Chile and Argentina through Tierra del Fuego to the Falkland Islands. Cryptic streaked brown plumage. Inhabits boggy moorland, marshes, and wet grassland. Feeds by probing for invertebrates. Partially migratory; some populations winter further north.

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.

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