Western Sandpiper vs American Woodcock

Calidris mauri в сравнении с Scolopax minor

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Western Sandpiper American Woodcock
Научное название Calidris mauri Scolopax minor
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 18,4 cm (7.2 in) 26,0 cm (10.2 in)
Масса 28,233333333333334 g (1.00 oz) 192,0 g (6.77 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 3-5 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Western Sandpiper only

American Woodcock only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Western Sandpiper

Least Concern

American Woodcock

About These Birds

Western Sandpiper

Western Sandpiper: 14–17 cm, common small North American sandpiper with rufous scapulars in breeding plumage, slightly drooped bill-tip, and partial toe webbing. Breeds on Alaska tundra; winters abundantly on estuaries and mudflats of both American coasts south to Peru. Hundreds of thousands congregate at key staging sites. Feeds on invertebrates.

American Woodcock

American Woodcock: 25–31 cm, rotund crepuscular wader with cryptic dead-leaf plumage, large eyes set high on the head, and an extremely long flexible bill for probing earthworms. Inhabits moist woodland and shrubby margins in eastern North America; winters in southern US. Famous for spiralling courtship 'sky dance.' Migratory.

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