African Snipe vs Red Phalarope

Gallinago nigripennis comparado con Phalaropus fulicarius

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo African Snipe Red Phalarope
Nombre científico Gallinago nigripennis Phalaropus fulicarius
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 25,1 cm (9.9 in) 25,3 cm (10.0 in)
Peso 124,25 g (4.38 oz) 60,1 g (2.12 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

African Snipe only

Ninguno

Red Phalarope only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

African Snipe

Least Concern

Red Phalarope

About These Birds

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.

Red Phalarope

Red Phalarope: 20–22 cm, offshore phalarope with a thick bill; breeding female has brick-red underparts and black cap. Breeds on High Arctic tundra; winters at sea, primarily in upwelling zones off west coasts of Africa and South America. Spins to concentrate zooplankton at surface. Polyandrous; males incubate. Long-distance oceanic migrant.

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