Giant Snipe vs Moorea Sandpiper

Gallinago undulata comparé à Prosobonia ellisi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Giant Snipe Moorea Sandpiper
Nom scientifique Gallinago undulata Prosobonia ellisi
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)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 2-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Giant Snipe only

Moorea Sandpiper only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

Extinct

Moorea 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.

Moorea Sandpiper

Moorea Sandpiper: 18–20 cm, extinct sandpiper that inhabited Moorea, French Polynesia, closely related to Tahiti Sandpiper. Known from a single 18th-century specimen. Eliminated by introduced mammalian predators and habitat destruction shortly after European contact. EX. Part of a broader Pacific island shorebird extinction wave.

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