Giant Snipe vs Tuamotu Sandpiper

Gallinago undulata comparado con Prosobonia parvirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Giant Snipe Tuamotu Sandpiper
Nombre científico Gallinago undulata Prosobonia parvirostris
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Endangered
Longitud — —
Envergadura 31,0 cm (12.2 in) 20,9 cm (8.2 in)
Peso 327,5 g (11.55 oz) 38,0 g (1.34 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-4 2
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Giant Snipe only

Tuamotu Sandpiper only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

Endangered

Tuamotu Sandpiper

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.

Tuamotu Sandpiper

Tuamotu Sandpiper: 18–21 cm, small sandpiper endemic to a few remote predator-free coral atolls in the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia. Brown with white supercilium; short bill. Critically Endangered; restricted to two or three islands. Feeds on invertebrates in low coral scrub and shore. CR. Vulnerable to introduced predators.

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