African Snipe vs Wilson's Phalarope

Gallinago nigripennis в сравнении с Steganopus tricolor

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика African Snipe Wilson's Phalarope
Научное название Gallinago nigripennis Steganopus tricolor
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 25,1 cm (9.9 in) 25,6 cm (10.1 in)
Масса 124,25 g (4.38 oz) 78,0 g (2.75 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

African Snipe only

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Wilson's Phalarope only

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Охранный статус

Least Concern

African Snipe

Least Concern

Wilson's 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.

Wilson's Phalarope

Wilson's Phalarope: 22–24 cm, largest phalarope with a very thin bill; females bright with rufous neck-stripe in breeding plumage. Breeds on prairie wetlands of western North America; migrates to saline and alkaline lakes of South America. Spins on water to stir up invertebrates. Females leave males to incubate. Polyandrous. Long-distance migrant.

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