White-rumped Sandpiper vs Giant Snipe

Calidris fuscicollis comparé à Gallinago undulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut White-rumped Sandpiper Giant Snipe
Nom scientifique Calidris fuscicollis Gallinago undulata
Ordre Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Famille Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Statut de conservation Vulnerable Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 23,7 cm (9.3 in) 31,0 cm (12.2 in)
Poids 42,03333333333333 g (1.48 oz) 327,5 g (11.55 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 4 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

White-rumped Sandpiper only

Giant Snipe only

Statut de conservation

Vulnerable

White-rumped Sandpiper

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

White-rumped Sandpiper

White-rumped Sandpiper: 15–18 cm, small long-winged Calidris with a distinctive all-white rump in flight, rufous streaking in breeding plumage, and base of bill orange-yellow. Breeds on High Arctic tundra of Canada and Alaska; undertakes extraordinary 16,000+ km annual migration to southern South America. Long-winged for long-distance flight. NT.

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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