Red Phalarope vs American Woodcock

Phalaropus fulicarius в сравнении с Scolopax minor

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Red Phalarope American Woodcock
Научное название Phalaropus fulicarius Scolopax minor
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 25,3 cm (10.0 in) 26,0 cm (10.2 in)
Масса 60,1 g (2.12 oz) 192,0 g (6.77 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 3-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Red Phalarope only

American Woodcock only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Red Phalarope

Least Concern

American Woodcock

About These Birds

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.

American Woodcock

American Woodcock: 25–31 cm, rotund crepuscular wader with cryptic dead-leaf plumage, large eyes set high on the head, and an extremely long flexible bill for probing earthworms. Inhabits moist woodland and shrubby margins in eastern North America; winters in southern US. Famous for spiralling courtship 'sky dance.' Migratory.

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