Swinhoe's Snipe vs African Snipe

Gallinago megala 比較対象 Gallinago nigripennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Swinhoe's Snipe African Snipe
学名 Gallinago megala Gallinago nigripennis
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 26.9 cm (10.6 in) 25.1 cm (9.9 in)
体重 128.66666666666666 g (4.54 oz) 124.25 g (4.38 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 2-5 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Swinhoe's Snipe only

None

African Snipe only

保全状況

Least Concern

Swinhoe's Snipe

Least Concern

African Snipe

About These Birds

Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe: 27–29 cm, very similar to Pin-tailed Snipe; best separated by call and number of tail feathers. Breeds on wet meadows and taiga bogs of Siberia and northern China; winters in South and Southeast Asia to Australia. Probes soft mud for invertebrates. Long-distance migrant. Secretive in rank grass and marshes.

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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