Giant Snipe vs Christmas Sandpiper

Gallinago undulata comparado com Prosobonia cancellata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Giant Snipe Christmas Sandpiper
Nome científico Gallinago undulata Prosobonia cancellata
Ordem Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Família Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Extinct
Comprimento
Envergadura 31,0 cm (12.2 in)
Peso 327,5 g (11.55 oz) 38,0 g (1.34 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 2-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Giant Snipe only

Christmas Sandpiper only

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

Extinct

Christmas Sandpiper

About These Birds

Giant Snipe

Giant Snipe: 36–40 cm, the world's largest snipe with an exceptionally long bill, rich brown plumage, and heavily barred underparts. Resident in swampy grassland and marshy terrain of Venezuela, Trinidad, Colombia, Brazil, and adjacent South America. Feeds on invertebrates by deep probing. Secretive and crepuscular. Poorly known.

Christmas Sandpiper

Christmas Sandpiper: 18–20 cm, slender sandpiper endemic to Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean with brown-barred upperparts and pale underparts. Inhabits coastal rocky shores and forest interior. NT. Threatened by introduced yellow crazy ants and habitat modification. Sedentary island endemic. Invertebrate feeder.

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