American Woodcock vs Spotted Greenshank

Scolopax minor в сравнении с Tringa guttifer

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Характеристика American Woodcock Spotted Greenshank
Научное название Scolopax minor Tringa guttifer
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 26,0 cm (10.2 in) 34,2 cm (13.5 in)
Масса 192,0 g (6.77 oz) 146,0 g (5.15 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 3-4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

American Woodcock only

Нет

Spotted Greenshank only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

American Woodcock

Endangered

Spotted Greenshank

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.

Spotted Greenshank

Spotted Greenshank: 29–32 cm, large shank with spotted flanks in breeding plumage, slightly upturned bill, and greenish-yellow legs. Breeds in boreal forest wetlands of Sakhalin and Kamchatka; winters on tropical estuaries and mudflats of Southeast Asia. EN. Extremely rare; total population probably under 1,000 birds. Threatened by habitat loss.

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