Curlew Sandpiper vs Giant Snipe

Calidris ferruginea в сравнении с Gallinago undulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Curlew Sandpiper Giant Snipe
Научное название Calidris ferruginea Gallinago undulata
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Охранный статус Vulnerable Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 25,8 cm (10.2 in) 31,0 cm (12.2 in)
Масса 75,21666666666665 g (2.65 oz) 327,5 g (11.55 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 3-4 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Curlew Sandpiper only

Giant Snipe only

Охранный статус

Vulnerable

Curlew Sandpiper

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

Curlew Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper: 18–23 cm, elegant sandpiper with a decurved bill and rich brick-red breeding plumage. Breeds on High Arctic tundra of Siberia; winters on tropical mudflats and coastal wetlands from Europe to Australia. NT. Feeds by probing. Threatened by Yellow Sea stopover habitat loss and predation. Long-distance migrant.

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.

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