Red-necked Phalarope vs American Woodcock

Phalaropus lobatus comparado con Scolopax minor

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Red-necked Phalarope American Woodcock
Nombre científico Phalaropus lobatus Scolopax minor
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 21,8 cm (8.6 in) 26,0 cm (10.2 in)
Peso 35,166666666666664 g (1.24 oz) 192,0 g (6.77 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 3-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Red-necked Phalarope only

American Woodcock only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Red-necked Phalarope

Least Concern

American Woodcock

About These Birds

Red-necked Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope: 18–19 cm, small phalarope with a needle-like bill and orange neck-patch in breeding female. Breeds on subarctic and Arctic tundra pools across Eurasia and North America; winters at sea, especially in the Arabian Sea and eastern Pacific. Spins on water to disturb invertebrates. Polyandrous. Long-distance oceanic migrant.

American Woodcock

American Woodcock: 25–31 cm, rotund crepuscular wader with cryptic dead-leaf plumage, large eyes set high on the head, and an extremely long flexible bill for probing earthworms. Inhabits moist woodland and shrubby margins in eastern North America; winters in southern US. Famous for spiralling courtship 'sky dance.' Migratory.

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