Madagascar Snipe vs African Snipe

Gallinago macrodactyla so với Gallinago nigripennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Madagascar Snipe African Snipe
Tên Khoa Học Gallinago macrodactyla Gallinago nigripennis
Bộ Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Họ Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Vulnerable Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 26,7 cm (10.5 in) 25,1 cm (9.9 in)
Khối Lượng 216,0 g (7.62 oz) 124,25 g (4.38 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 1-2 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Madagascar Snipe only

Không

African Snipe only

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Vulnerable

Madagascar Snipe

Least Concern

African Snipe

About These Birds

Madagascar Snipe

Madagascar Snipe: 27–29 cm, large-footed snipe endemic to Madagascar. Inhabits marshes, rice paddies, and wet grassland mainly in the north and west. NT. Cryptic brown and buff streaking. Probes soft ground for invertebrates. Sedentary endemic. Threatened by wetland drainage and hunting pressure.

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.

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