Giant Snipe vs Bar-tailed Godwit

Gallinago undulata comparado con Limosa lapponica

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Giant Snipe Bar-tailed Godwit
Nombre científico Gallinago undulata Limosa lapponica
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Near Threatened
Longitud
Envergadura 31,0 cm (12.2 in) 42,0 cm (16.5 in)
Peso 327,5 g (11.55 oz) 441,3333333333333 g (15.57 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-4 2-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Giant Snipe only

Bar-tailed Godwit only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

Near Threatened

Bar-tailed Godwit

About These Birds

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.

Bar-tailed Godwit

Bar-tailed Godwit: 37–41 cm, stocky godwit with a slightly upturned bill and barred tail. Champion long-distance migrant; Alaskan population (baueri) flies non-stop ~11,000 km to New Zealand—the longest non-stop migration of any bird. Breeds on Arctic tundra; winters on intertidal flats. Feeds on worms and bivalves. NT.

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