Madagascar Snipe vs Giant Snipe

Gallinago macrodactyla 比較対象 Gallinago undulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Madagascar Snipe Giant Snipe
学名 Gallinago macrodactyla Gallinago undulata
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
保全状況 Vulnerable Least Concern
体長
翼開長 26.7 cm (10.5 in) 31.0 cm (12.2 in)
体重 216.0 g (7.62 oz) 327.5 g (11.55 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 1-2 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Madagascar Snipe only

None

Giant Snipe only

保全状況

Vulnerable

Madagascar Snipe

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

Madagascar Snipe

Madagascar Snipe: 27–29 cm, large-footed snipe endemic to Madagascar. Inhabits marshes, rice paddies, and wet grassland mainly in the north and west. NT. Cryptic brown and buff streaking. Probes soft ground for invertebrates. Sedentary endemic. Threatened by wetland drainage and hunting pressure.

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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