Curlew Sandpiper vs Giant Snipe

Calidris ferruginea comparé à Gallinago undulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Curlew Sandpiper Giant Snipe
Nom scientifique Calidris ferruginea Gallinago undulata
Ordre Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Famille Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Statut de conservation Vulnerable Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 25,8 cm (10.2 in) 31,0 cm (12.2 in)
Poids 75,21666666666665 g (2.65 oz) 327,5 g (11.55 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 3-4 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Curlew Sandpiper only

Giant Snipe only

Statut de conservation

Vulnerable

Curlew Sandpiper

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

Curlew Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper: 18–23 cm, elegant sandpiper with a decurved bill and rich brick-red breeding plumage. Breeds on High Arctic tundra of Siberia; winters on tropical mudflats and coastal wetlands from Europe to Australia. NT. Feeds by probing. Threatened by Yellow Sea stopover habitat loss and predation. Long-distance migrant.

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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