Noble Snipe vs Giant Snipe

Gallinago nobilis comparado con Gallinago undulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Noble Snipe Giant Snipe
Nombre científico Gallinago nobilis Gallinago undulata
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Estado de conservación Near Threatened Least Concern
Longitud — —
Envergadura 27,7 cm (10.9 in) 31,0 cm (12.2 in)
Peso 188,66666666666666 g (6.66 oz) 327,5 g (11.55 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2 2-4
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Noble Snipe only

Giant Snipe only

Estado de conservación

Near Threatened

Noble Snipe

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

Noble Snipe

Noble Snipe: 28–32 cm, large highland snipe of the northern Andes from Venezuela and Colombia to Ecuador and Peru at 1,800–4,000 m. Richly barred brown plumage. Inhabits boggy páramo, cloud forest edges, and Andean marshy grassland. Probes wet soil for invertebrates. Sedentary. Crepuscular display dives over territories.

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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