Semipalmated Sandpiper vs Giant Snipe

Calidris pusilla से तुलना Gallinago undulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Semipalmated Sandpiper Giant Snipe
वैज्ञानिक नाम Calidris pusilla Gallinago undulata
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Near Threatened Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 18.5 cm (7.3 in) 31.0 cm (12.2 in)
वजन 32.22 g (1.14 oz) 327.5 g (11.55 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 3-4 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Semipalmated Sandpiper only

Giant Snipe only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Near Threatened

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Semipalmated Sandpiper: 13–15 cm, abundant small North American sandpiper with partial toe webbing, blunt black bill, and greyish-brown breeding plumage. Breeds on Arctic tundra of Canada and Alaska; migrates via Atlantic coast to winter in South America. Millions stage in Bay of Fundy. NT. Long-distance migrant. Invertebrate feeder.

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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