African Snipe vs Red-necked Phalarope

Gallinago nigripennis в сравнении с Phalaropus lobatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика African Snipe Red-necked Phalarope
Научное название Gallinago nigripennis Phalaropus lobatus
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 25,1 cm (9.9 in) 21,8 cm (8.6 in)
Масса 124,25 g (4.38 oz) 35,166666666666664 g (1.24 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

African Snipe only

Нет

Red-necked Phalarope only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

African Snipe

Least Concern

Red-necked 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-necked Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope: 18–19 cm, small phalarope with a needle-like bill and orange neck-patch in breeding female. Breeds on subarctic and Arctic tundra pools across Eurasia and North America; winters at sea, especially in the Arabian Sea and eastern Pacific. Spins on water to disturb invertebrates. Polyandrous. Long-distance oceanic migrant.

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