Giant Snipe vs Wilson's Phalarope

Gallinago undulata 比較対象 Steganopus tricolor

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Giant Snipe Wilson's Phalarope
学名 Gallinago undulata Steganopus tricolor
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 31.0 cm (12.2 in) 25.6 cm (10.1 in)
体重 327.5 g (11.55 oz) 78.0 g (2.75 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 2-4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Giant Snipe only

Wilson's Phalarope only

保全状況

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

Least Concern

Wilson's Phalarope

About These Birds

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.

Wilson's Phalarope

Wilson's Phalarope: 22–24 cm, largest phalarope with a very thin bill; females bright with rufous neck-stripe in breeding plumage. Breeds on prairie wetlands of western North America; migrates to saline and alkaline lakes of South America. Spins on water to stir up invertebrates. Females leave males to incubate. Polyandrous. Long-distance migrant.

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