Madagascar Snipe vs Giant Snipe

Gallinago macrodactyla से तुलना Gallinago undulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Madagascar Snipe Giant Snipe
वैज्ञानिक नाम Gallinago macrodactyla Gallinago undulata
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Vulnerable Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 26.7 cm (10.5 in) 31.0 cm (12.2 in)
वजन 216.0 g (7.62 oz) 327.5 g (11.55 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1-2 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Madagascar Snipe only

कोई नहीं

Giant Snipe only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Vulnerable

Madagascar Snipe

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

Madagascar Snipe

Madagascar Snipe: 27–29 cm, large-footed snipe endemic to Madagascar. Inhabits marshes, rice paddies, and wet grassland mainly in the north and west. NT. Cryptic brown and buff streaking. Probes soft ground for invertebrates. Sedentary endemic. Threatened by wetland drainage and hunting pressure.

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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