Giant Snipe vs Green Sandpiper

Gallinago undulata в сравнении с Tringa ochropus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Giant Snipe Green Sandpiper
Научное название Gallinago undulata Tringa ochropus
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 31,0 cm (12.2 in) 27,6 cm (10.9 in)
Масса 327,5 g (11.55 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Giant Snipe only

Нет

Green Sandpiper only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

Least Concern

Green Sandpiper

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.

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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