Common Sandpiper vs American Woodcock

Actitis hypoleucos 比較対象 Scolopax minor

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Common Sandpiper American Woodcock
学名 Actitis hypoleucos Scolopax minor
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 22.0 cm (8.7 in) 26.0 cm (10.2 in)
体重 63.0 g (2.22 oz) 192.0 g (6.77 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 3-5 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Common Sandpiper only

American Woodcock only

保全状況

Least Concern

Common Sandpiper

Least Concern

American Woodcock

About These Birds

Common Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper: 19–21 cm, small olive-brown sandpiper with bold white wingbar, horizontal bobbing walk, and stiff-winged shimmering flight low over water. Breeds along stony rivers and lake margins across Eurasia; winters in Africa, South Asia, and Australasia. Feeds on invertebrates. Long-distance migrant. Very widespread.

American Woodcock

American Woodcock: 25–31 cm, rotund crepuscular wader with cryptic dead-leaf plumage, large eyes set high on the head, and an extremely long flexible bill for probing earthworms. Inhabits moist woodland and shrubby margins in eastern North America; winters in southern US. Famous for spiralling courtship 'sky dance.' Migratory.

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