Stilt Sandpiper vs American Woodcock

Calidris himantopus comparé à Scolopax minor

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Attribut Stilt Sandpiper American Woodcock
Nom scientifique Calidris himantopus Scolopax minor
Ordre Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Famille Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Statut de conservation Near Threatened Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 25,4 cm (10.0 in) 26,0 cm (10.2 in)
Poids 62,35 g (2.20 oz) 192,0 g (6.77 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 2-5 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Stilt Sandpiper only

American Woodcock only

Statut de conservation

Near Threatened

Stilt Sandpiper

Least Concern

American Woodcock

About These Birds

Stilt Sandpiper

Stilt Sandpiper: 20–23 cm, long-legged North American sandpiper with a drooping bill-tip and chestnut ear-patches in breeding plumage. Breeds on Arctic tundra of Canada and Alaska; winters on freshwater lagoons and shallow wetlands of Central and South America. Feeds by deep probing in soft mud. Long-distance migrant.

American Woodcock

American Woodcock: 25–31 cm, rotund crepuscular wader with cryptic dead-leaf plumage, large eyes set high on the head, and an extremely long flexible bill for probing earthworms. Inhabits moist woodland and shrubby margins in eastern North America; winters in southern US. Famous for spiralling courtship 'sky dance.' Migratory.

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