Giant Snipe vs Red-necked Phalarope

Gallinago undulata comparé à Phalaropus lobatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Giant Snipe Red-necked Phalarope
Nom scientifique Gallinago undulata Phalaropus lobatus
Ordre Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Famille Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 31,0 cm (12.2 in) 21,8 cm (8.6 in)
Poids 327,5 g (11.55 oz) 35,166666666666664 g (1.24 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 2-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Giant Snipe only

Red-necked Phalarope only

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

Least Concern

Red-necked Phalarope

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.

Red-necked Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope: 18–19 cm, small phalarope with a needle-like bill and orange neck-patch in breeding female. Breeds on subarctic and Arctic tundra pools across Eurasia and North America; winters at sea, especially in the Arabian Sea and eastern Pacific. Spins on water to disturb invertebrates. Polyandrous. Long-distance oceanic migrant.

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