African Snipe vs Lesser Yellowlegs

Gallinago nigripennis से तुलना Tringa flavipes

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता African Snipe Lesser Yellowlegs
वैज्ञानिक नाम Gallinago nigripennis Tringa flavipes
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Vulnerable
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 25.1 cm (9.9 in) 30.5 cm (12.0 in)
वजन 124.25 g (4.38 oz) 87.83333333333333 g (3.10 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-4 3-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

African Snipe only

कोई नहीं

Lesser Yellowlegs only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

African Snipe

Vulnerable

Lesser Yellowlegs

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.

Lesser Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs: 23–25 cm, slim North American shank with bright yellow legs and thin straight bill. Breeds on boreal forest openings of Canada and Alaska; winters on wetlands from southern US to southern South America. Feeds by wading and picking invertebrates. Common on migration through the Americas. Long-distance migrant.

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