Giant Snipe vs Jack Snipe

Gallinago undulata в сравнении с Lymnocryptes minimus

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Характеристика Giant Snipe Jack Snipe
Научное название Gallinago undulata Lymnocryptes minimus
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 31,0 cm (12.2 in) 21,1 cm (8.3 in)
Масса 327,5 g (11.55 oz) 57,333333333333336 g (2.02 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Giant Snipe only

Jack Snipe only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

Least Concern

Jack Snipe

About These Birds

Giant Snipe

Giant Snipe: 36–40 cm, the world's largest snipe with an exceptionally long bill, rich brown plumage, and heavily barred underparts. Resident in swampy grassland and marshy terrain of Venezuela, Trinidad, Colombia, Brazil, and adjacent South America. Feeds on invertebrates by deep probing. Secretive and crepuscular. Poorly known.

Jack Snipe

Jack Snipe: 17–19 cm, smallest and most secretive snipe with a short bill, divided supercilium, and distinctive bobbing display behaviour—rocks body rhythmically when feeding. Breeds in boreal bogs of Scandinavia and Siberia; winters in marshes from western Europe to South Asia. Insectivorous. Flushes reluctantly. Cryptic plumage.

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