Sharp-tailed Sandpiper vs Giant Snipe

Calidris acuminata comparado com Gallinago undulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Giant Snipe
Nome científico Calidris acuminata Gallinago undulata
Ordem Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Família Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Estado de conservação Vulnerable Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 25,8 cm (10.2 in) 31,0 cm (12.2 in)
Peso 77,75 g (2.74 oz) 327,5 g (11.55 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 3-4 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper only

Giant Snipe only

Estado de conservação

Vulnerable

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Maçarico-de-costas-pontiagudas de 17–21 cm, reproduz no nordeste da Sibéria e realiza longas migrações transequatoriais para a Austrália.

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.

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family