White-rumped Sandpiper vs Giant Snipe

Calidris fuscicollis в сравнении с Gallinago undulata

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Характеристика White-rumped Sandpiper Giant Snipe
Научное название Calidris fuscicollis Gallinago undulata
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Охранный статус Vulnerable Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 23,7 cm (9.3 in) 31,0 cm (12.2 in)
Масса 42,03333333333333 g (1.48 oz) 327,5 g (11.55 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 4 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

White-rumped Sandpiper only

Giant Snipe only

Охранный статус

Vulnerable

White-rumped Sandpiper

Least Concern

Giant 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.

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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