Purple Sandpiper vs Giant Snipe

Calidris maritima comparado com Gallinago undulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Purple Sandpiper Giant Snipe
Nome científico Calidris maritima Gallinago undulata
Ordem Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Família Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 24,2 cm (9.5 in) 31,0 cm (12.2 in)
Peso 76,66666666666667 g (2.70 oz) 327,5 g (11.55 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 3-4 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Purple Sandpiper only

Giant Snipe only

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Purple Sandpiper

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

Purple Sandpiper

Maçarico-do-ártico de 20–22 cm, robusto e de cor escura, habita costas rochosas árticas e subárticas, passa o inverno em praias pedregosas europeias e norte-americanas.

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