African Snipe vs Wilson's Phalarope

Gallinago nigripennis ile kıyaslandığında Steganopus tricolor

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik African Snipe Wilson's Phalarope
Bilimsel Ad Gallinago nigripennis Steganopus tricolor
Takım Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familya Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 25,1 cm (9.9 in) 25,6 cm (10.1 in)
Ağırlık 124,25 g (4.38 oz) 78,0 g (2.75 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2-4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

African Snipe only

Hiçbiri

Wilson's Phalarope only

Hiçbiri

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

African Snipe

Least Concern

Wilson's 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.

Wilson's Phalarope

Wilson's Phalarope: 22–24 cm, largest phalarope with a very thin bill; females bright with rufous neck-stripe in breeding plumage. Breeds on prairie wetlands of western North America; migrates to saline and alkaline lakes of South America. Spins on water to stir up invertebrates. Females leave males to incubate. Polyandrous. Long-distance migrant.

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