African Snipe vs Jack Snipe

Gallinago nigripennis в сравнении с Lymnocryptes minimus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика African Snipe Jack Snipe
Научное название Gallinago nigripennis Lymnocryptes minimus
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 25,1 cm (9.9 in) 21,1 cm (8.3 in)
Масса 124,25 g (4.38 oz) 57,333333333333336 g (2.02 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

African Snipe only

Jack Snipe only

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Охранный статус

Least Concern

African Snipe

Least Concern

Jack Snipe

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.

Jack Snipe

Jack Snipe: 17–19 cm, smallest and most secretive snipe with a short bill, divided supercilium, and distinctive bobbing display behaviour—rocks body rhythmically when feeding. Breeds in boreal bogs of Scandinavia and Siberia; winters in marshes from western Europe to South Asia. Insectivorous. Flushes reluctantly. Cryptic plumage.

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