Great Knot vs Giant Snipe

Calidris tenuirostris से तुलना Gallinago undulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Great Knot Giant Snipe
वैज्ञानिक नाम Calidris tenuirostris Gallinago undulata
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Endangered Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 35.1 cm (13.8 in) 31.0 cm (12.2 in)
वजन 181.0 g (6.38 oz) 327.5 g (11.55 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 3-4 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Great Knot only

Giant Snipe only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Endangered

Great Knot

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

Great Knot

Great Knot: 26–28 cm, largest Calidris sandpiper with a heavy straight bill and bold black-spotted breeding plumage. Breeds on stony Siberian mountain tundra; undertakes one of the longest migrations to winter on tropical Asian and Australian mudflats. EN. Severely threatened by Yellow Sea tidal-flat reclamation. 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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