Latham's Snipe vs African Snipe

Gallinago hardwickii comparado com Gallinago nigripennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Latham's Snipe African Snipe
Nome científico Gallinago hardwickii Gallinago nigripennis
Ordem Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Família Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Estado de conservação Near Threatened Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 30,2 cm (11.9 in) 25,1 cm (9.9 in)
Peso 167,33333333333334 g (5.90 oz) 124,25 g (4.38 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 2-5 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Latham's Snipe only

Nenhum

African Snipe only

Estado de conservação

Near Threatened

Latham's Snipe

Least Concern

African Snipe

About These Birds

Latham's Snipe

Latham's Snipe: 29–33 cm, large robustly built Japanese snipe that breeds in wet grassland and marshes of central Honshu; migrates to wet grassland and irrigated paddocks of eastern Australia. NT. One of Australia's few regular Japanese migrants. Probes soft ground for invertebrates. Declining due to grassland loss at both ends of migration.

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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