Snares Island Snipe vs African Snipe

Coenocorypha huegeli comparado com Gallinago nigripennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Snares Island Snipe African Snipe
Nome científico Coenocorypha huegeli Gallinago nigripennis
Ordem Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Família Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Estado de conservação Near Threatened Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 20,4 cm (8.0 in) 25,1 cm (9.9 in)
Peso 110,0 g (3.88 oz) 124,25 g (4.38 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 2-3 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Snares Island Snipe only

African Snipe only

Estado de conservação

Near Threatened

Snares Island Snipe

Least Concern

African Snipe

About These Birds

Snares Island Snipe

Snares Island Snipe: 20–23 cm, stocky flightless-tendency snipe endemic to The Snares archipelago, New Zealand. Cryptic dark brown plumage. Inhabits forest floor and tussock grassland; nocturnal, foraging for invertebrates. Secure on the predator-free Snares. Sedentary endemic. Regularly encountered at forest margins and among petrel colonies.

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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