African Snipe vs Spotted Greenshank

Gallinago nigripennis в сравнении с Tringa guttifer

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика African Snipe Spotted Greenshank
Научное название Gallinago nigripennis Tringa guttifer
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 25,1 cm (9.9 in) 34,2 cm (13.5 in)
Масса 124,25 g (4.38 oz) 146,0 g (5.15 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

African Snipe only

Нет

Spotted Greenshank only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

African Snipe

Endangered

Spotted Greenshank

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.

Spotted Greenshank

Spotted Greenshank: 29–32 cm, large shank with spotted flanks in breeding plumage, slightly upturned bill, and greenish-yellow legs. Breeds in boreal forest wetlands of Sakhalin and Kamchatka; winters on tropical estuaries and mudflats of Southeast Asia. EN. Extremely rare; total population probably under 1,000 birds. Threatened by habitat loss.

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