African Snipe vs Green Sandpiper

Gallinago nigripennis в сравнении с Tringa ochropus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика African Snipe Green Sandpiper
Научное название Gallinago nigripennis Tringa ochropus
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 25,1 cm (9.9 in) 27,6 cm (10.9 in)
Масса 124,25 g (4.38 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

African Snipe only

Green Sandpiper only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

African Snipe

Least Concern

Green Sandpiper

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.

Green Sandpiper

Green Sandpiper: 21–24 cm, dark olive-brown sandpiper with brilliant white rump contrasting sharply with dark upper body—distinctive in flight. Breeds in boreal forest bogs of Eurasia, using old tree nests; winters along muddy freshwater margins from Europe south to Africa and South Asia. Feeds on invertebrates. Partial migrant.

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