African Snipe vs Moluccan Woodcock

Gallinago nigripennis 比較対象 Scolopax rochussenii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 African Snipe Moluccan Woodcock
学名 Gallinago nigripennis Scolopax rochussenii
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
保全状況 Least Concern Vulnerable
体長
翼開長 25.1 cm (9.9 in) 38.2 cm (15.0 in)
体重 124.25 g (4.38 oz) 308.3 g (10.87 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 2-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

African Snipe only

Moluccan Woodcock only

保全状況

Least Concern

African Snipe

Vulnerable

Moluccan Woodcock

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.

Moluccan Woodcock

Moluccan Woodcock: 33–36 cm, large woodcock endemic to Obi and Bacan islands in the North Moluccas, Indonesia. VU. Occupies lowland and montane forest; nocturnal invertebrate feeder. Very poorly known; threatened by extensive deforestation for palm oil and logging. One of the least studied woodcocks. Sedentary.

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