Giant Snipe vs Red Phalarope

Gallinago undulata в сравнении с Phalaropus fulicarius

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Giant Snipe Red Phalarope
Научное название Gallinago undulata Phalaropus fulicarius
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 31,0 cm (12.2 in) 25,3 cm (10.0 in)
Масса 327,5 g (11.55 oz) 60,1 g (2.12 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Giant Snipe only

Red Phalarope only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

Least Concern

Red Phalarope

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.

Red Phalarope

Red Phalarope: 20–22 cm, offshore phalarope with a thick bill; breeding female has brick-red underparts and black cap. Breeds on High Arctic tundra; winters at sea, primarily in upwelling zones off west coasts of Africa and South America. Spins to concentrate zooplankton at surface. Polyandrous; males incubate. Long-distance oceanic migrant.

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