Baird's Sandpiper vs Giant Snipe

Calidris bairdii comparé à Gallinago undulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Baird's Sandpiper Giant Snipe
Nom scientifique Calidris bairdii Gallinago undulata
Ordre Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Famille Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 24,4 cm (9.6 in) 31,0 cm (12.2 in)
Poids 42,699999999999996 g (1.51 oz) 327,5 g (11.55 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 4 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Baird's Sandpiper only

Giant Snipe only

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Baird's Sandpiper

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

Baird's Sandpiper

Baird's Sandpiper: 14–17 cm, long-winged flat-backed sandpiper with buffy-brown upperparts, black bill, and black legs. Breeds on High Arctic tundra of Alaska, Canada, and Greenland; migrates through the interior of North and South America to winter on South American highlands and coasts. Long-distance migrant. Feeds on invertebrates.

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.

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