Rock Sandpiper vs Giant Snipe

Calidris ptilocnemis से तुलना Gallinago undulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Rock Sandpiper Giant Snipe
वैज्ञानिक नाम Calidris ptilocnemis Gallinago undulata
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 26.1 cm (10.3 in) 31.0 cm (12.2 in)
वजन 92.35 g (3.26 oz) 327.5 g (11.55 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 4 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Rock Sandpiper only

Giant Snipe only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Rock Sandpiper

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

Rock Sandpiper

Rock Sandpiper: 20–23 cm, Pacific counterpart of Purple Sandpiper with dark streaking and yellow-based bill. Breeds on Aleutian Islands and Alaska tundra; winters on rocky shores of the North Pacific from Alaska to California and Kamchatka. Feeds on invertebrates among wave-washed rocks. Short-distance migrant. Closely related to Purple Sandpiper.

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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