Latham's Snipe vs African Snipe

Gallinago hardwickii 비교 대상 Gallinago nigripennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Latham's Snipe African Snipe
학명 Gallinago hardwickii Gallinago nigripennis
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
보전 상태 Near Threatened Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 30.2 cm (11.9 in) 25.1 cm (9.9 in)
체중 167.33333333333334 g (5.90 oz) 124.25 g (4.38 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 2-5 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Latham's Snipe only

없음

African Snipe only

보전 상태

Near Threatened

Latham's Snipe

Least Concern

African Snipe

About These Birds

Latham's Snipe

Latham's Snipe: 29–33 cm, large robustly built Japanese snipe that breeds in wet grassland and marshes of central Honshu; migrates to wet grassland and irrigated paddocks of eastern Australia. NT. One of Australia's few regular Japanese migrants. Probes soft ground for invertebrates. Declining due to grassland loss at both ends of migration.

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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