African Snipe vs Wandering Tattler

Gallinago nigripennis comparado com Tringa incana

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo African Snipe Wandering Tattler
Nome científico Gallinago nigripennis Tringa incana
Ordem Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Família Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 25,1 cm (9.9 in) 32,9 cm (13.0 in)
Peso 124,25 g (4.38 oz) 118,64999999999999 g (4.19 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 2-4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

African Snipe only

Wandering Tattler only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

African Snipe

Least Concern

Wandering Tattler

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.

Wandering Tattler

Wandering Tattler: 26–29 cm, uniformly grey sandpiper with yellow legs and bold barring on underparts in breeding plumage. Breeds on stony mountain streams of Alaska and northwestern Canada; winters on rocky Pacific shores and coral reefs from western North America to Pacific Islands and Australia. Bobs continually. Feeds on invertebrates.

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