Common Sandpiper vs American Woodcock

Actitis hypoleucos comparado com Scolopax minor

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Common Sandpiper American Woodcock
Nome científico Actitis hypoleucos Scolopax minor
Ordem Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Família Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 22,0 cm (8.7 in) 26,0 cm (10.2 in)
Peso 63,0 g (2.22 oz) 192,0 g (6.77 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 3-5 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Common Sandpiper only

American Woodcock only

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Common Sandpiper

Least Concern

American Woodcock

About These Birds

Common Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper: 19–21 cm, small olive-brown sandpiper with bold white wingbar, horizontal bobbing walk, and stiff-winged shimmering flight low over water. Breeds along stony rivers and lake margins across Eurasia; winters in Africa, South Asia, and Australasia. Feeds on invertebrates. Long-distance migrant. Very widespread.

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.

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