Giant Snipe vs Far Eastern Curlew

Gallinago undulata в сравнении с Numenius madagascariensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Giant Snipe Far Eastern Curlew
Научное название Gallinago undulata Numenius madagascariensis
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 31,0 cm (12.2 in) 61,0 cm (24.0 in)
Масса 327,5 g (11.55 oz) 815,0 g (28.75 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Giant Snipe only

Far Eastern Curlew only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

Endangered

Far Eastern Curlew

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.

Far Eastern Curlew

Far Eastern Curlew: 60–66 cm, world's largest shorebird with an enormous decurved bill. Breeds on wet meadows and tundra of northeastern Siberia and northern China; winters on coastal mudflats of Southeast Asia and Australia. Feeds on crabs and marine invertebrates. Endangered; severely threatened by Yellow Sea tidal-flat loss. EN.

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