Giant Snipe vs Terek Sandpiper

Gallinago undulata 비교 대상 Xenus cinereus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Giant Snipe Terek Sandpiper
학명 Gallinago undulata Xenus cinereus
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 31.0 cm (12.2 in) 25.5 cm (10.0 in)
체중 327.5 g (11.55 oz) 80.4 g (2.84 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 2-4 2-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Giant Snipe only

없음

Terek Sandpiper only

보전 상태

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

Least Concern

Terek 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.

Terek Sandpiper

Terek Sandpiper: 22–25 cm, distinctive wader with a steeply upturned bill and short orange-yellow legs. Breeds on boreal rivers of Russia and Siberia; winters on tropical mudflats and mangrove coasts from Africa to Australia. Feeds by running with bill forward skimming surface. Long-distance migrant. Unique upcurved bill diagnostic.

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