Stilt Sandpiper vs African Snipe

Calidris himantopus comparado com Gallinago nigripennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Stilt Sandpiper African Snipe
Nome científico Calidris himantopus Gallinago nigripennis
Ordem Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Família Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Estado de conservação Near Threatened Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 25,4 cm (10.0 in) 25,1 cm (9.9 in)
Peso 62,35 g (2.20 oz) 124,25 g (4.38 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 2-5 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Stilt Sandpiper only

Nenhum

African Snipe only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Near Threatened

Stilt Sandpiper

Least Concern

African Snipe

About These Birds

Stilt Sandpiper

Maçarico-pernilongo de 18–23 cm com pernas longas alaranjadas, reproduz no Ártico norte-americano e migra para as costas da América do Sul.

African Snipe

African Snipe: 25–28 cm, medium-large snipe resident in high-altitude wetlands, bogs, and marshy grassland of eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia and Sudan to the Cape. Cryptic brown-and-buff streaking. Probes soft mud for invertebrates. Sedentary. Performs display 'drumming' flights with spread tail in breeding season.

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