African Snipe vs Wilson's Phalarope

Gallinago nigripennis से तुलना Steganopus tricolor

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता African Snipe Wilson's Phalarope
वैज्ञानिक नाम Gallinago nigripennis Steganopus tricolor
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 25.1 cm (9.9 in) 25.6 cm (10.1 in)
वजन 124.25 g (4.38 oz) 78.0 g (2.75 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

African Snipe only

कोई नहीं

Wilson's Phalarope only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

African Snipe

Least Concern

Wilson's Phalarope

About These Birds

African Snipe

African Snipe: 25–28 cm, medium-large snipe resident in high-altitude wetlands, bogs, and marshy grassland of eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia and Sudan to the Cape. Cryptic brown-and-buff streaking. Probes soft mud for invertebrates. Sedentary. Performs display 'drumming' flights with spread tail in breeding season.

Wilson's Phalarope

Wilson's Phalarope: 22–24 cm, largest phalarope with a very thin bill; females bright with rufous neck-stripe in breeding plumage. Breeds on prairie wetlands of western North America; migrates to saline and alkaline lakes of South America. Spins on water to stir up invertebrates. Females leave males to incubate. Polyandrous. Long-distance migrant.

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