African Snipe vs Hudsonian Whimbrel

Gallinago nigripennis 比較対象 Numenius hudsonicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 African Snipe Hudsonian Whimbrel
学名 Gallinago nigripennis Numenius hudsonicus
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
保全状況 Least Concern Not Evaluated
体長
翼開長 25.1 cm (9.9 in)
体重 124.25 g (4.38 oz) 388.0 g (13.69 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 2-4 3-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

African Snipe only

Hudsonian Whimbrel only

None

保全状況

Least Concern

African Snipe

Not Evaluated

Hudsonian Whimbrel

About These Birds

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.

Hudsonian Whimbrel

Hudsonian Whimbrel: 40–46 cm, recently split from Eurasian Whimbrel; breeds in subarctic North America. Similar to Eurasian Whimbrel but with a darker rump and slightly different call. Winters along both American coasts south to southern South America. Feeds on mudflat invertebrates and berries on migration. Long-distance migrant.

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