American Woodcock vs Grey-tailed Tattler

Scolopax minor в сравнении с Tringa brevipes

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика American Woodcock Grey-tailed Tattler
Научное название Scolopax minor Tringa brevipes
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 26,0 cm (10.2 in) 31,6 cm (12.4 in)
Масса 192,0 g (6.77 oz) 121,0 g (4.27 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 3-4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

American Woodcock only

Нет

Grey-tailed Tattler only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

American Woodcock

Least Concern

Grey-tailed Tattler

About These Birds

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.

Grey-tailed Tattler

Grey-tailed Tattler: 24–27 cm, plain grey sandpiper with yellow legs and a faint supercilium. Breeds on stony rivers of northeastern Siberia; winters on rocky shores, reef platforms, and mudflats of Southeast Asia, Australia, and Pacific Islands. Bobs body when walking. NT. Feeds on invertebrates. Long-distance migrant.

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