Giant Snipe vs Christmas Sandpiper

Gallinago undulata comparé à Prosobonia cancellata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Giant Snipe Christmas Sandpiper
Nom scientifique Gallinago undulata Prosobonia cancellata
Ordre Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Famille Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Extinct
Longueur
Envergure 31,0 cm (12.2 in)
Poids 327,5 g (11.55 oz) 38,0 g (1.34 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 2-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Giant Snipe only

Christmas Sandpiper only

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

Extinct

Christmas Sandpiper

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.

Christmas Sandpiper

Christmas Sandpiper: 18–20 cm, slender sandpiper endemic to Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean with brown-barred upperparts and pale underparts. Inhabits coastal rocky shores and forest interior. NT. Threatened by introduced yellow crazy ants and habitat modification. Sedentary island endemic. Invertebrate feeder.

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