Madagascar Snipe vs African Snipe

Gallinago macrodactyla dibandingkan dengan Gallinago nigripennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Madagascar Snipe African Snipe
Nama Ilmiah Gallinago macrodactyla Gallinago nigripennis
Ordo Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Famili Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Status Konservasi Vulnerable Least Concern
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 26,7 cm (10.5 in) 25,1 cm (9.9 in)
Berat 216,0 g (7.62 oz) 124,25 g (4.38 oz)
Diet -- --
Ukuran Sarang 1-2 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

Madagascar Snipe only

None

African Snipe only

Status Konservasi

Vulnerable

Madagascar Snipe

Least Concern

African 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.

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.

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