Tahiti Sandpiper vs Amami Woodcock

Prosobonia leucoptera comparé à Scolopax mira

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Tahiti Sandpiper Amami Woodcock
Nom scientifique Prosobonia leucoptera Scolopax mira
Ordre Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Famille Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Statut de conservation Extinct Vulnerable
Longueur
Envergure 37,9 cm (14.9 in)
Poids 473,0 g (16.68 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée -- 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Tahiti Sandpiper only

Aucun(e)

Amami Woodcock only

Statut de conservation

Extinct

Tahiti Sandpiper

Vulnerable

Amami Woodcock

About These Birds

Tahiti Sandpiper

Tahiti Sandpiper: 18–20 cm, extinct sandpiper once endemic to Tahiti, French Polynesia. Known from a few 18th-century specimens collected during Cook's voyages. Pale with white wing-patches. Extinct by the mid-19th century; likely eliminated by rats and cats introduced with European contact. EX.

Amami Woodcock

Amami Woodcock: 34–36 cm, large rufous woodcock endemic to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan (Amami-Oshima, Tokunoshima). Inhabits dense subtropical forest. Nocturnal; probes soil for earthworms. NT. Threatened by feral mongooses introduced for snake control and habitat loss. Sedentary island endemic. Similar to Eurasian Woodcock.

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