Common Sandpiper vs Amami Woodcock

Actitis hypoleucos 比較対象 Scolopax mira

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Common Sandpiper Amami Woodcock
学名 Actitis hypoleucos Scolopax mira
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
保全状況 Least Concern Vulnerable
体長
翼開長 22.0 cm (8.7 in) 37.9 cm (14.9 in)
体重 63.0 g (2.22 oz) 473.0 g (16.68 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 3-5 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Common Sandpiper only

Amami Woodcock only

保全状況

Least Concern

Common Sandpiper

Vulnerable

Amami 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.

Amami Woodcock

Amami Woodcock: 34–36 cm, large rufous woodcock endemic to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan (Amami-Oshima, Tokunoshima). Inhabits dense subtropical forest. Nocturnal; probes soil for earthworms. NT. Threatened by feral mongooses introduced for snake control and habitat loss. Sedentary island endemic. Similar to Eurasian Woodcock.

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