Eskimo Curlew vs American Woodcock

Numenius borealis comparé à Scolopax minor

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Eskimo Curlew American Woodcock
Nom scientifique Numenius borealis Scolopax minor
Ordre Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Famille Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Statut de conservation Not Evaluated Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 42,8 cm (16.9 in) 26,0 cm (10.2 in)
Poids 362,0 g (12.77 oz) 192,0 g (6.77 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 3-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Eskimo Curlew only

American Woodcock only

Statut de conservation

Not Evaluated

Eskimo Curlew

Least Concern

American Woodcock

About These Birds

Eskimo Curlew

Eskimo Curlew: 29–34 cm, small curlew once abundant on North American tundra. Critically Endangered or extinct; no confirmed record since 1963. Formerly wintered on South American pampas; hunted to near-extinction in 19th century. Resembles Whimbrel but smaller with cinnamon underwing. CR (possibly EX).

American Woodcock

American Woodcock: 25–31 cm, rotund crepuscular wader with cryptic dead-leaf plumage, large eyes set high on the head, and an extremely long flexible bill for probing earthworms. Inhabits moist woodland and shrubby margins in eastern North America; winters in southern US. Famous for spiralling courtship 'sky dance.' Migratory.

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