Asian Woollyneck vs African Woollyneck

Ciconia episcopus в сравнении с Ciconia microscelis

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Характеристика Asian Woollyneck African Woollyneck
Научное название Ciconia episcopus Ciconia microscelis
Отряд Ciconiiformes Ciconiiformes
Семейство Ciconiidae Ciconiidae
Охранный статус Near Threatened Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 91,2 cm (35.9 in) 96,1 cm (37.8 in)
Масса 2190,0 g (77.25 oz) 2190,0 g (77.25 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-4 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Asian Woollyneck only

Нет

African Woollyneck only

Охранный статус

Near Threatened

Asian Woollyneck

Least Concern

African Woollyneck

About These Birds

Asian Woollyneck

75–92 cm. White body; black back and wings; white woolly neck feathers; red bill and legs; dark eyes. Resident across South and Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa in wetlands and open woodland. Feeds on fish, frogs, and invertebrates. Sometimes treated as conspecific with African Woollyneck.

African Woollyneck

73–92 cm. Black and white; white neck with distinctive woolly white feathers; red bill and legs. Resident across sub-Saharan Africa in moist woodland, rivers, and wetlands. Feeds on fish, frogs, and small vertebrates. Solitary breeder; calls infrequently but produces bill-clattering.

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