Giant Snipe vs Christmas Sandpiper

Gallinago undulata 비교 대상 Prosobonia cancellata

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Giant Snipe Christmas Sandpiper
학명 Gallinago undulata Prosobonia cancellata
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Extinct
체장
날개 폭 31.0 cm (12.2 in)
체중 327.5 g (11.55 oz) 38.0 g (1.34 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 2-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Giant Snipe only

Christmas Sandpiper only

보전 상태

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

Extinct

Christmas Sandpiper

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.

Christmas Sandpiper

Christmas Sandpiper: 18–20 cm, slender sandpiper endemic to Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean with brown-barred upperparts and pale underparts. Inhabits coastal rocky shores and forest interior. NT. Threatened by introduced yellow crazy ants and habitat modification. Sedentary island endemic. Invertebrate feeder.

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