Giant Snipe vs Common Greenshank

Gallinago undulata comparado com Tringa nebularia

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Giant Snipe Common Greenshank
Nome científico Gallinago undulata Tringa nebularia
Ordem Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Família Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 31,0 cm (12.2 in) 37,1 cm (14.6 in)
Peso 327,5 g (11.55 oz) 212,5 g (7.50 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 2-4 3-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Giant Snipe only

Nenhum

Common Greenshank only

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

Least Concern

Common 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.

Common Greenshank

Common Greenshank: 30–34 cm, large shank with greenish legs, slightly upturned bill, white rump, and ringing 'tew-tew-tew' call. Breeds on boggy moorland and boreal forest of Scotland east across Eurasia; winters on estuaries, lakes, and coasts of Africa, South Asia, and Australia. Feeds on fish and invertebrates. Long-distance migrant.

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