Swinhoe's Snipe vs African Snipe

Gallinago megala в сравнении с Gallinago nigripennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Swinhoe's Snipe African Snipe
Научное название Gallinago megala Gallinago nigripennis
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 26,9 cm (10.6 in) 25,1 cm (9.9 in)
Масса 128,66666666666666 g (4.54 oz) 124,25 g (4.38 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-5 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Swinhoe's Snipe only

Нет

African Snipe only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Swinhoe's Snipe

Least Concern

African Snipe

About These Birds

Swinhoe's Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe: 27–29 cm, very similar to Pin-tailed Snipe; best separated by call and number of tail feathers. Breeds on wet meadows and taiga bogs of Siberia and northern China; winters in South and Southeast Asia to Australia. Probes soft mud for invertebrates. Long-distance migrant. Secretive in rank grass and marshes.

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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