African Snipe vs Common Redshank

Gallinago nigripennis в сравнении с Tringa totanus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика African Snipe Common Redshank
Научное название Gallinago nigripennis Tringa totanus
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 25,1 cm (9.9 in) 31,4 cm (12.4 in)
Масса 124,25 g (4.38 oz) 122,66666666666667 g (4.33 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-4 3-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

African Snipe only

Нет

Common Redshank only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

African Snipe

Least Concern

Common Redshank

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.

Common Redshank

Common Redshank: 27–29 cm, medium sandpiper with bright orange-red legs and bill base, broad white trailing edge to wings, and white rump. Breeds on wet meadows, saltmarshes, and moorland from Europe across Asia; winters on coasts and estuaries of Europe, Africa, and South Asia. Invertebrate feeder. NT. Locally declining.

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