Giant Snipe vs Grey-tailed Tattler

Gallinago undulata comparé à Tringa brevipes

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Giant Snipe Grey-tailed Tattler
Nom scientifique Gallinago undulata Tringa brevipes
Ordre Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Famille Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 31,0 cm (12.2 in) 31,6 cm (12.4 in)
Poids 327,5 g (11.55 oz) 121,0 g (4.27 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 2-4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Giant Snipe only

Aucun(e)

Grey-tailed Tattler only

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

Least Concern

Grey-tailed Tattler

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.

Grey-tailed Tattler

Grey-tailed Tattler: 24–27 cm, plain grey sandpiper with yellow legs and a faint supercilium. Breeds on stony rivers of northeastern Siberia; winters on rocky shores, reef platforms, and mudflats of Southeast Asia, Australia, and Pacific Islands. Bobs body when walking. NT. Feeds on invertebrates. Long-distance migrant.

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