African Snipe vs Marbled Godwit

Gallinago nigripennis в сравнении с Limosa fedoa

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Характеристика African Snipe Marbled Godwit
Научное название Gallinago nigripennis Limosa fedoa
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Vulnerable
Длина
Размах крыльев 25,1 cm (9.9 in) 45,0 cm (17.7 in)
Масса 124,25 g (4.38 oz) 369,6666666666667 g (13.04 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-4 3-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

African Snipe only

Нет

Marbled Godwit only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

African Snipe

Vulnerable

Marbled Godwit

About These Birds

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.

Marbled Godwit

Marbled Godwit: 40–51 cm, large warm-buff godwit with barred underparts, slightly upturned bicolor bill, and cinnamon wing-linings. Breeds on northern Great Plains of North America near prairie lakes; winters on mudflats and estuaries along both US coasts and Gulf of Mexico. Feeds on worms, crabs, and aquatic invertebrates.

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