Giant Snipe vs Marsh Sandpiper

Gallinago undulata comparado com Tringa stagnatilis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Giant Snipe Marsh Sandpiper
Nome científico Gallinago undulata Tringa stagnatilis
Ordem Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Família Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 31,0 cm (12.2 in) 26,7 cm (10.5 in)
Peso 327,5 g (11.55 oz) 81,5 g (2.87 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 2-4 3-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Giant Snipe only

Marsh Sandpiper only

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

Least Concern

Marsh 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.

Marsh Sandpiper

Marsh Sandpiper: 22–26 cm, delicate slender shank with very long greenish legs, fine straight bill, and white rump. Breeds on wet meadows and steppes of eastern Europe and central Asia; winters across sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Australia near shallow freshwater and coastal wetlands. Feeds on invertebrates. Long-distance migrant.

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