Grey-breasted Seedsnipe vs Least Seedsnipe

Thinocorus orbignyianus comparado con Thinocorus rumicivorus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Grey-breasted Seedsnipe Least Seedsnipe
Nombre científico Thinocorus orbignyianus Thinocorus rumicivorus
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Thinocoridae Thinocoridae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 27,8 cm (10.9 in) 22,1 cm (8.7 in)
Peso 115,25 g (4.07 oz) 54,75 g (1.93 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Grey-breasted Seedsnipe only

Ninguno

Least Seedsnipe only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Grey-breasted Seedsnipe

Least Concern

Least Seedsnipe

About These Birds

Grey-breasted Seedsnipe

Grey-breasted Seedsnipe: 22–25 cm, medium seedsnipe with grey breast, white belly, and cryptically patterned brown upperparts. Resident on high Andean puna and grassland from Peru and Bolivia to southern Chile and Argentina at 3,000–4,800 m. Seed and plant feeder. Sedentary. Males have a distinctive song flight displaying white tail feathers.

Least Seedsnipe

Least Seedsnipe: 16–18 cm, smallest seedsnipe resembling a miniature quail. Males have a grey head with black gorget; females cryptically streaked. Inhabits arid coastal and Andean steppe from Ecuador south to Tierra del Fuego. Feeds on seeds and plant material. Locally nomadic. Cryptic plumage aids camouflage on stony ground.

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