South American Painted-snipe vs Australian Painted-snipe

Nycticryphes semicollaris в сравнении с Rostratula australis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика South American Painted-snipe Australian Painted-snipe
Научное название Nycticryphes semicollaris Rostratula australis
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Rostratulidae Rostratulidae
Охранный статус Near Threatened Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 20,6 cm (8.1 in) 27,8 cm (10.9 in)
Масса 74,3 g (2.62 oz) 128,0 g (4.52 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-3 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

South American Painted-snipe only

Australian Painted-snipe only

Нет

Охранный статус

Near Threatened

South American Painted-snipe

Endangered

Australian Painted-snipe

About These Birds

South American Painted-snipe

South American Painted-snipe: 18–21 cm, secretive wader with cryptic brown-and-buff streaking and a white 'V' on the back. Inhabits dense marsh vegetation along rivers and lakes from Argentina and Chile north to Bolivia and Brazil. Crepuscular and nocturnal invertebrate feeder. Not as well-known as Old World painted-snipes. Sedentary.

Australian Painted-snipe

Australian Painted-snipe: 23–28 cm, cryptically patterned wader with rich brown-and-buff streaking, white eye-ring, and drooping bill tip. Endemic to Australia; inhabits inland wetlands, flooded grasslands, and margins of lakes and rivers. Endangered due to wetland loss and droughts. Polyandrous with reversed sex roles; invertebrate feeder. EN.

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