African Snipe vs Red Phalarope

Gallinago nigripennis ile kıyaslandığında Phalaropus fulicarius

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik African Snipe Red Phalarope
Bilimsel Ad Gallinago nigripennis Phalaropus fulicarius
Takım Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familya Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 25,1 cm (9.9 in) 25,3 cm (10.0 in)
Ağırlık 124,25 g (4.38 oz) 60,1 g (2.12 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

African Snipe only

Hiçbiri

Red Phalarope only

Hiçbiri

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

African Snipe

Least Concern

Red Phalarope

About These Birds

African Snipe

African Snipe: 25–28 cm, medium-large snipe resident in high-altitude wetlands, bogs, and marshy grassland of eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia and Sudan to the Cape. Cryptic brown-and-buff streaking. Probes soft mud for invertebrates. Sedentary. Performs display 'drumming' flights with spread tail in breeding season.

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.

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