Pectoral Sandpiper vs Giant Snipe

Calidris melanotos से तुलना Gallinago undulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Pectoral Sandpiper Giant Snipe
वैज्ञानिक नाम Calidris melanotos Gallinago undulata
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 25.0 cm (9.8 in) 31.0 cm (12.2 in)
वजन 92.0 g (3.25 oz) 327.5 g (11.55 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 3-4 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Pectoral Sandpiper only

Giant Snipe only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Pectoral Sandpiper

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper: 19–23 cm, with a sharply defined pectoral band separating heavily streaked breast from pure white belly. Breeds on wet Arctic tundra of Alaska, Canada, and Siberia; migrates through the Americas to winter on South American grasslands and wetlands; some reach Australasia. Common on migration. Long-distance migrant.

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.

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