African Snipe vs Red Phalarope

Gallinago nigripennis в сравнении с Phalaropus fulicarius

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика African Snipe Red Phalarope
Научное название Gallinago nigripennis Phalaropus fulicarius
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 25,1 cm (9.9 in) 25,3 cm (10.0 in)
Масса 124,25 g (4.38 oz) 60,1 g (2.12 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

African Snipe only

Нет

Red Phalarope only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

African Snipe

Least Concern

Red Phalarope

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.

Red Phalarope

Red Phalarope: 20–22 cm, offshore phalarope with a thick bill; breeding female has brick-red underparts and black cap. Breeds on High Arctic tundra; winters at sea, primarily in upwelling zones off west coasts of Africa and South America. Spins to concentrate zooplankton at surface. Polyandrous; males incubate. Long-distance oceanic migrant.

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