African Snipe vs Eurasian Whimbrel

Gallinago nigripennis 比較対象 Numenius phaeopus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 African Snipe Eurasian Whimbrel
学名 Gallinago nigripennis Numenius phaeopus
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 25.1 cm (9.9 in) 46.6 cm (18.3 in)
体重 124.25 g (4.38 oz) 380.1666666666667 g (13.41 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 2-4 2-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

African Snipe only

None

Eurasian Whimbrel only

保全状況

Least Concern

African Snipe

Least Concern

Eurasian 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.

Eurasian Whimbrel

北極圏で繁殖し、世界の温帯・熱帯沿岸で越冬するシギ(体長40〜46cm)。褐色の縦縞模様と中程度に湾曲した嘴が特徴で、頭部の縦縞が識別点。Numenius phaeopus(チュウシャクシギ)は日本でも渡りの時期に干潟や農地で普通に見られ、長距離を渡る代表的な渡り鳥。Scolopacidae科。

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