White-rumped Sandpiper vs African Snipe

Calidris fuscicollis в сравнении с Gallinago nigripennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика White-rumped Sandpiper African Snipe
Научное название Calidris fuscicollis Gallinago nigripennis
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Охранный статус Vulnerable Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 23,7 cm (9.3 in) 25,1 cm (9.9 in)
Масса 42,03333333333333 g (1.48 oz) 124,25 g (4.38 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 4 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

White-rumped Sandpiper only

Нет

African Snipe only

Нет

Охранный статус

Vulnerable

White-rumped Sandpiper

Least Concern

African Snipe

About These Birds

White-rumped Sandpiper

White-rumped Sandpiper: 15–18 cm, small long-winged Calidris with a distinctive all-white rump in flight, rufous streaking in breeding plumage, and base of bill orange-yellow. Breeds on High Arctic tundra of Canada and Alaska; undertakes extraordinary 16,000+ km annual migration to southern South America. Long-winged for long-distance flight. NT.

African Snipe

African Snipe: 25–28 cm, medium-large snipe resident in high-altitude wetlands, bogs, and marshy grassland of eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia and Sudan to the Cape. Cryptic brown-and-buff streaking. Probes soft mud for invertebrates. Sedentary. Performs display 'drumming' flights with spread tail in breeding season.

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