South Island Snipe vs American Woodcock

Coenocorypha iredalei 比較対象 Scolopax minor

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 South Island Snipe American Woodcock
学名 Coenocorypha iredalei 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

South Island Snipe only

American Woodcock only

保全状況

Extinct

South Island Snipe

Least Concern

American Woodcock

About These Birds

South Island Snipe

South Island Snipe: 20–23 cm, extinct New Zealand snipe eliminated from the South Island and surrounding islands by introduced predators. Known from subfossil remains and early museum specimens. Nocturnal invertebrate feeder of dense undergrowth. EX. Related species survive on predator-free offshore islands.

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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