Snares Island Snipe vs African Snipe

Coenocorypha huegeli 比較対象 Gallinago nigripennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Snares Island Snipe African Snipe
学名 Coenocorypha huegeli Gallinago nigripennis
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
保全状況 Near Threatened Least Concern
体長
翼開長 20.4 cm (8.0 in) 25.1 cm (9.9 in)
体重 110.0 g (3.88 oz) 124.25 g (4.38 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 2-3 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Snares Island Snipe only

African Snipe only

保全状況

Near Threatened

Snares Island Snipe

Least Concern

African Snipe

About These Birds

Snares Island Snipe

Snares Island Snipe: 20–23 cm, stocky flightless-tendency snipe endemic to The Snares archipelago, New Zealand. Cryptic dark brown plumage. Inhabits forest floor and tussock grassland; nocturnal, foraging for invertebrates. Secure on the predator-free Snares. Sedentary endemic. Regularly encountered at forest margins and among petrel colonies.

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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