Giant Snipe vs Jack Snipe

Gallinago undulata comparé à Lymnocryptes minimus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Giant Snipe Jack Snipe
Nom scientifique Gallinago undulata Lymnocryptes minimus
Ordre Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Famille Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 31,0 cm (12.2 in) 21,1 cm (8.3 in)
Poids 327,5 g (11.55 oz) 57,333333333333336 g (2.02 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 2-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Giant Snipe only

Jack Snipe only

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

Least Concern

Jack Snipe

About These Birds

Giant Snipe

Giant Snipe: 36–40 cm, the world's largest snipe with an exceptionally long bill, rich brown plumage, and heavily barred underparts. Resident in swampy grassland and marshy terrain of Venezuela, Trinidad, Colombia, Brazil, and adjacent South America. Feeds on invertebrates by deep probing. Secretive and crepuscular. Poorly known.

Jack Snipe

Jack Snipe: 17–19 cm, smallest and most secretive snipe with a short bill, divided supercilium, and distinctive bobbing display behaviour—rocks body rhythmically when feeding. Breeds in boreal bogs of Scandinavia and Siberia; winters in marshes from western Europe to South Asia. Insectivorous. Flushes reluctantly. Cryptic plumage.

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