Solitary Snipe vs Giant Snipe

Gallinago solitaria comparado con Gallinago undulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Solitary Snipe Giant Snipe
Nombre científico Gallinago solitaria Gallinago undulata
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud — —
Envergadura 32,0 cm (12.6 in) 31,0 cm (12.2 in)
Peso 152,66666666666666 g (5.39 oz) 327,5 g (11.55 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 4 2-4
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Solitary Snipe only

Giant Snipe only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Solitary Snipe

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

Solitary Snipe

Solitary Snipe: 29–31 cm, large heavily streaked snipe of rocky alpine and subalpine streams and boggy ground from Afghanistan and Pakistan east through the Himalayas to Japan. Largely solitary as name suggests. Winters at lower elevations and wetlands of South and Southeast Asia. Probes soft mud for worms and invertebrates. Altitudinal migrant.

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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