Giant Snipe vs Spotted Greenshank

Gallinago undulata comparado com Tringa guttifer

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Giant Snipe Spotted Greenshank
Nome científico Gallinago undulata Tringa guttifer
Ordem Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Família Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Endangered
Comprimento
Envergadura 31,0 cm (12.2 in) 34,2 cm (13.5 in)
Peso 327,5 g (11.55 oz) 146,0 g (5.15 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 2-4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Giant Snipe only

Nenhum

Spotted Greenshank only

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

Endangered

Spotted Greenshank

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.

Spotted Greenshank

Spotted Greenshank: 29–32 cm, large shank with spotted flanks in breeding plumage, slightly upturned bill, and greenish-yellow legs. Breeds in boreal forest wetlands of Sakhalin and Kamchatka; winters on tropical estuaries and mudflats of Southeast Asia. EN. Extremely rare; total population probably under 1,000 birds. Threatened by habitat loss.

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