African Snipe vs Wandering Tattler

Gallinago nigripennis comparé à Tringa incana

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut African Snipe Wandering Tattler
Nom scientifique Gallinago nigripennis Tringa incana
Ordre Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Famille Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 25,1 cm (9.9 in) 32,9 cm (13.0 in)
Poids 124,25 g (4.38 oz) 118,64999999999999 g (4.19 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 2-4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

African Snipe only

Wandering Tattler only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

African Snipe

Least Concern

Wandering Tattler

About These Birds

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.

Wandering Tattler

Wandering Tattler: 26–29 cm, uniformly grey sandpiper with yellow legs and bold barring on underparts in breeding plumage. Breeds on stony mountain streams of Alaska and northwestern Canada; winters on rocky Pacific shores and coral reefs from western North America to Pacific Islands and Australia. Bobs continually. Feeds on invertebrates.

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