North Island Snipe vs American Woodcock

Coenocorypha barrierensis 比較対象 Scolopax minor

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属性 North Island Snipe American Woodcock
学名 Coenocorypha barrierensis Scolopax minor
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
保全状況 Extinct Least Concern
体長
翼開長 26.0 cm (10.2 in)
体重 192.0 g (6.77 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 -- 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

North Island Snipe only

American Woodcock only

保全状況

Extinct

North Island Snipe

Least Concern

American Woodcock

About These Birds

North Island Snipe

North Island Snipe: 20–23 cm, extinct New Zealand snipe known only from subfossil bones and specimens collected before its extirpation by introduced rats and mustelids. Inhabited dense forest undergrowth of the North Island. Cryptic brown plumage, nocturnal invertebrate feeder. EX. Part of a New Zealand endemic snipe radiation.

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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