Ruddy Turnstone vs American Woodcock

Arenaria interpres comparado com Scolopax minor

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Ruddy Turnstone American Woodcock
Nome científico Arenaria interpres Scolopax minor
Ordem Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Família Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Estado de conservação Near Threatened Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 29,8 cm (11.7 in) 26,0 cm (10.2 in)
Peso 126,0 g (4.44 oz) 192,0 g (6.77 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 2-5 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Ruddy Turnstone only

American Woodcock only

Estado de conservação

Near Threatened

Ruddy Turnstone

Least Concern

American Woodcock

About These Birds

Ruddy Turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone: 21–26 cm, stocky shorebird with tortoiseshell orange, black, and white breeding plumage, and short upturned bill for flipping stones. Breeds on Arctic coasts and tundra circumpolarly; winters on rocky shores and beaches nearly worldwide. One of the most cosmopolitan shorebirds. Invertebrate feeder. Long-distance migrant.

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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