Red Knot vs Giant Snipe

Calidris canutus 比較対象 Gallinago undulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Red Knot Giant Snipe
学名 Calidris canutus Gallinago undulata
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
保全状況 Near Threatened Least Concern
体長
翼開長 32.9 cm (13.0 in) 31.0 cm (12.2 in)
体重 187.0 g (6.60 oz) 327.5 g (11.55 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 3-4 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Red Knot only

Giant Snipe only

保全状況

Near Threatened

Red Knot

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

Red Knot

北極圏のカナダ・ロシア・グリーンランドで繁殖し、世界中の海岸で越冬するシギ(体長23〜26cm)。夏羽は赤褐色の胸と体が鮮やか。Calidris canutus(コオバシギ)は世界最長の渡りをする鳥の一つで、年間30,000kmを超す渡りを行うものもある。渡りの中継地での保全が国際的課題。Scolopacidae科。

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.

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