American Woodcock vs Wilson's Phalarope

Scolopax minor 비교 대상 Steganopus tricolor

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 American Woodcock Wilson's Phalarope
학명 Scolopax minor Steganopus tricolor
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 26.0 cm (10.2 in) 25.6 cm (10.1 in)
체중 192.0 g (6.77 oz) 78.0 g (2.75 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 3-4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

American Woodcock only

Wilson's Phalarope only

보전 상태

Least Concern

American Woodcock

Least Concern

Wilson's Phalarope

About These Birds

American Woodcock

American Woodcock: 25–31 cm, rotund crepuscular wader with cryptic dead-leaf plumage, large eyes set high on the head, and an extremely long flexible bill for probing earthworms. Inhabits moist woodland and shrubby margins in eastern North America; winters in southern US. Famous for spiralling courtship 'sky dance.' Migratory.

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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