African Snipe vs Red-necked Phalarope

Gallinago nigripennis comparado com Phalaropus lobatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo African Snipe Red-necked Phalarope
Nome científico Gallinago nigripennis Phalaropus lobatus
Ordem Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Família Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 25,1 cm (9.9 in) 21,8 cm (8.6 in)
Peso 124,25 g (4.38 oz) 35,166666666666664 g (1.24 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 2-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

African Snipe only

Nenhum

Red-necked Phalarope only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

African Snipe

Least Concern

Red-necked Phalarope

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.

Red-necked Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope: 18–19 cm, small phalarope with a needle-like bill and orange neck-patch in breeding female. Breeds on subarctic and Arctic tundra pools across Eurasia and North America; winters at sea, especially in the Arabian Sea and eastern Pacific. Spins on water to disturb invertebrates. Polyandrous. Long-distance oceanic migrant.

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