Little Stint vs African Snipe

Calidris minuta comparé à Gallinago nigripennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Little Stint African Snipe
Nom scientifique Calidris minuta Gallinago nigripennis
Ordre Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Famille Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 18,6 cm (7.3 in) 25,1 cm (9.9 in)
Poids 27,075 g (0.96 oz) 124,25 g (4.38 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 3-4 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Little Stint only

Aucun(e)

African Snipe only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Little Stint

Least Concern

African Snipe

About These Birds

Little Stint

Little Stint: 12–14 cm, one of Europe's smallest shorebirds with rufous and buffy breeding plumage and a distinctive split supercilium. Breeds on High Arctic tundra of Eurasia; winters on mudflats and shallow wetlands of Africa and South Asia. Common migrant on European coasts. Feeds on invertebrates. Long-distance migrant.

African Snipe

African Snipe: 25–28 cm, medium-large snipe resident in high-altitude wetlands, bogs, and marshy grassland of eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia and Sudan to the Cape. Cryptic brown-and-buff streaking. Probes soft mud for invertebrates. Sedentary. Performs display 'drumming' flights with spread tail in breeding season.

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