American Woodcock vs Lesser Yellowlegs

Scolopax minor в сравнении с Tringa flavipes

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика American Woodcock Lesser Yellowlegs
Научное название Scolopax minor Tringa flavipes
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Vulnerable
Длина
Размах крыльев 26,0 cm (10.2 in) 30,5 cm (12.0 in)
Масса 192,0 g (6.77 oz) 87,83333333333333 g (3.10 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 3-4 3-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

American Woodcock only

Lesser Yellowlegs only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

American Woodcock

Vulnerable

Lesser Yellowlegs

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.

Lesser Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs: 23–25 cm, slim North American shank with bright yellow legs and thin straight bill. Breeds on boreal forest openings of Canada and Alaska; winters on wetlands from southern US to southern South America. Feeds by wading and picking invertebrates. Common on migration through the Americas. Long-distance migrant.

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