Rock Sandpiper vs American Woodcock

Calidris ptilocnemis comparé à Scolopax minor

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Rock Sandpiper American Woodcock
Nom scientifique Calidris ptilocnemis Scolopax minor
Ordre Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Famille Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 26,1 cm (10.3 in) 26,0 cm (10.2 in)
Poids 92,35 g (3.26 oz) 192,0 g (6.77 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Rock Sandpiper only

American Woodcock only

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Rock Sandpiper

Least Concern

American Woodcock

About These Birds

Rock Sandpiper

Rock Sandpiper: 20–23 cm, Pacific counterpart of Purple Sandpiper with dark streaking and yellow-based bill. Breeds on Aleutian Islands and Alaska tundra; winters on rocky shores of the North Pacific from Alaska to California and Kamchatka. Feeds on invertebrates among wave-washed rocks. Short-distance migrant. Closely related to Purple Sandpiper.

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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