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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut	American Woodcock	Terek Sandpiper
Nom scientifique	Scolopax minor	Xenus cinereus
Ordre	Charadriiformes	Charadriiformes
Famille	Scolopacidae	Scolopacidae
Statut de conservation	Least Concern	Least Concern
Longueur	—	—
Envergure	26,0 cm (10.2 in)	25,5 cm (10.0 in)
Poids	192,0 g (6.77 oz)	80,4 g (2.84 oz)
Régime alimentaire	--	--
Taille de la couvée	3-4	2-5
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

🌲 Forest

American Woodcock only

Aucun(e)

Terek Sandpiper only

🌿 Wetland 🌾 Grassland 🏖️ Coastal

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Statut de conservation

Least Concern

American Woodcock

Least Concern

Terek Sandpiper

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About These Birds

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.

Terek Sandpiper

Terek Sandpiper: 22–25 cm, distinctive wader with a steeply upturned bill and short orange-yellow legs. Breeds on boreal rivers of Russia and Siberia; winters on tropical mudflats and mangrove coasts from Africa to Australia. Feeds by running with bill forward skimming surface. Long-distance migrant. Unique upcurved bill diagnostic.

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