Swinhoe's Snipe vs African Snipe

Gallinago megala comparado con Gallinago nigripennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Swinhoe's Snipe African Snipe
Nombre científico Gallinago megala Gallinago nigripennis
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 26,9 cm (10.6 in) 25,1 cm (9.9 in)
Peso 128,66666666666666 g (4.54 oz) 124,25 g (4.38 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-5 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Swinhoe's Snipe only

Ninguno

African Snipe only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Swinhoe's Snipe

Least Concern

African Snipe

About These Birds

Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe: 27–29 cm, very similar to Pin-tailed Snipe; best separated by call and number of tail feathers. Breeds on wet meadows and taiga bogs of Siberia and northern China; winters in South and Southeast Asia to Australia. Probes soft mud for invertebrates. Long-distance migrant. Secretive in rank grass and marshes.

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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