African Snipe vs Jack Snipe

Gallinago nigripennis so với Lymnocryptes minimus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính African Snipe Jack Snipe
Tên Khoa Học Gallinago nigripennis Lymnocryptes minimus
Bộ Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Họ Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 25,1 cm (9.9 in) 21,1 cm (8.3 in)
Khối Lượng 124,25 g (4.38 oz) 57,333333333333336 g (2.02 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 2-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

African Snipe only

Jack Snipe only

Không

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

African Snipe

Least Concern

Jack Snipe

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.

Jack Snipe

Jack Snipe: 17–19 cm, smallest and most secretive snipe with a short bill, divided supercilium, and distinctive bobbing display behaviour—rocks body rhythmically when feeding. Breeds in boreal bogs of Scandinavia and Siberia; winters in marshes from western Europe to South Asia. Insectivorous. Flushes reluctantly. Cryptic plumage.

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