Tahiti Sandpiper vs Amami Woodcock

Prosobonia leucoptera comparado con Scolopax mira

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Tahiti Sandpiper Amami Woodcock
Nombre científico Prosobonia leucoptera Scolopax mira
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Estado de conservación Extinct Vulnerable
Longitud
Envergadura 37,9 cm (14.9 in)
Peso 473,0 g (16.68 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta -- 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Tahiti Sandpiper only

Ninguno

Amami Woodcock only

Estado de conservación

Extinct

Tahiti Sandpiper

Vulnerable

Amami Woodcock

About These Birds

Tahiti Sandpiper

Tahiti Sandpiper: 18–20 cm, extinct sandpiper once endemic to Tahiti, French Polynesia. Known from a few 18th-century specimens collected during Cook's voyages. Pale with white wing-patches. Extinct by the mid-19th century; likely eliminated by rats and cats introduced with European contact. EX.

Amami Woodcock

Amami Woodcock: 34–36 cm, large rufous woodcock endemic to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan (Amami-Oshima, Tokunoshima). Inhabits dense subtropical forest. Nocturnal; probes soil for earthworms. NT. Threatened by feral mongooses introduced for snake control and habitat loss. Sedentary island endemic. Similar to Eurasian Woodcock.

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