Giant Snipe vs Long-billed Dowitcher

Gallinago undulata 비교 대상 Limnodromus scolopaceus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Giant Snipe Long-billed Dowitcher
학명 Gallinago undulata Limnodromus scolopaceus
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Near Threatened
체장
날개 폭 31.0 cm (12.2 in) 29.1 cm (11.5 in)
체중 327.5 g (11.55 oz) 114.5 g (4.04 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 2-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Giant Snipe only

Long-billed Dowitcher only

보전 상태

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

Near Threatened

Long-billed Dowitcher

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.

Long-billed Dowitcher

Long-billed Dowitcher: 27–30 cm, medium-sized shorebird with a very long straight bill and bold white supercilium. Breeds on wet Arctic tundra of Alaska, Yukon, and northeastern Siberia; winters on freshwater and coastal marshes from the southern US to Guatemala. Feeds by rapid sewing-machine probing. Largely freshwater in winter.

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