African Snipe vs Bar-tailed Godwit

Gallinago nigripennis comparado com Limosa lapponica

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo African Snipe Bar-tailed Godwit
Nome científico Gallinago nigripennis Limosa lapponica
Ordem Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Família Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Near Threatened
Comprimento
Envergadura 25,1 cm (9.9 in) 42,0 cm (16.5 in)
Peso 124,25 g (4.38 oz) 441,3333333333333 g (15.57 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 2-4 2-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

African Snipe only

Nenhum

Bar-tailed Godwit only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

African Snipe

Near Threatened

Bar-tailed Godwit

About These Birds

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.

Bar-tailed Godwit

Bar-tailed Godwit: 37–41 cm, stocky godwit with a slightly upturned bill and barred tail. Champion long-distance migrant; Alaskan population (baueri) flies non-stop ~11,000 km to New Zealand—the longest non-stop migration of any bird. Breeds on Arctic tundra; winters on intertidal flats. Feeds on worms and bivalves. NT.

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