Western Sandpiper vs African Snipe

Calidris mauri 比較対象 Gallinago nigripennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Western Sandpiper African Snipe
学名 Calidris mauri Gallinago nigripennis
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 18.4 cm (7.2 in) 25.1 cm (9.9 in)
体重 28.233333333333334 g (1.00 oz) 124.25 g (4.38 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 3-5 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Western Sandpiper only

None

African Snipe only

保全状況

Least Concern

Western Sandpiper

Least Concern

African Snipe

About These Birds

Western Sandpiper

アラスカで繁殖し、北米・中米の海岸で越冬するシギ(体長14〜17cm)。小型で垂れた嘴先端が特徴。Calidris mauri(ニシアメリカウズラシギ)は北米で最も普通に見られる小型シギの一つで、干潟や泥浜で虫や甲殻類を探す。ウエスタン・サンドパイパーとも呼ばれる。Scolopacidae科。

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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