Snares Island Snipe vs African Snipe

Coenocorypha huegeli в сравнении с Gallinago nigripennis

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Характеристика Snares Island Snipe African Snipe
Научное название Coenocorypha huegeli Gallinago nigripennis
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Охранный статус Near Threatened Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 20,4 cm (8.0 in) 25,1 cm (9.9 in)
Масса 110,0 g (3.88 oz) 124,25 g (4.38 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-3 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Snares Island Snipe only

African Snipe only

Охранный статус

Near Threatened

Snares Island Snipe

Least Concern

African Snipe

About These Birds

Snares Island Snipe

Snares Island Snipe: 20–23 cm, stocky flightless-tendency snipe endemic to The Snares archipelago, New Zealand. Cryptic dark brown plumage. Inhabits forest floor and tussock grassland; nocturnal, foraging for invertebrates. Secure on the predator-free Snares. Sedentary endemic. Regularly encountered at forest margins and among petrel colonies.

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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