Giant Snipe vs Spotted Greenshank

Gallinago undulata से तुलना Tringa guttifer

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Giant Snipe Spotted Greenshank
वैज्ञानिक नाम Gallinago undulata Tringa guttifer
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Endangered
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 31.0 cm (12.2 in) 34.2 cm (13.5 in)
वजन 327.5 g (11.55 oz) 146.0 g (5.15 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Giant Snipe only

कोई नहीं

Spotted Greenshank only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

Endangered

Spotted Greenshank

About These Birds

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.

Spotted Greenshank

Spotted Greenshank: 29–32 cm, large shank with spotted flanks in breeding plumage, slightly upturned bill, and greenish-yellow legs. Breeds in boreal forest wetlands of Sakhalin and Kamchatka; winters on tropical estuaries and mudflats of Southeast Asia. EN. Extremely rare; total population probably under 1,000 birds. Threatened by habitat loss.

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