Semipalmated Sandpiper vs American Woodcock

Calidris pusilla comparé à Scolopax minor

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Attribut Semipalmated Sandpiper American Woodcock
Nom scientifique Calidris pusilla Scolopax minor
Ordre Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Famille Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Statut de conservation Near Threatened Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 18,5 cm (7.3 in) 26,0 cm (10.2 in)
Poids 32,22 g (1.14 oz) 192,0 g (6.77 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 3-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Semipalmated Sandpiper only

American Woodcock only

Statut de conservation

Near Threatened

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Least Concern

American Woodcock

About These Birds

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Semipalmated Sandpiper: 13–15 cm, abundant small North American sandpiper with partial toe webbing, blunt black bill, and greyish-brown breeding plumage. Breeds on Arctic tundra of Canada and Alaska; migrates via Atlantic coast to winter in South America. Millions stage in Bay of Fundy. NT. Long-distance migrant. Invertebrate feeder.

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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