African Snipe vs Wilson's Phalarope

Gallinago nigripennis so với Steganopus tricolor

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính African Snipe Wilson's Phalarope
Tên Khoa Học Gallinago nigripennis Steganopus tricolor
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) 25,6 cm (10.1 in)
Khối Lượng 124,25 g (4.38 oz) 78,0 g (2.75 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 2-4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

African Snipe only

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Wilson's Phalarope only

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

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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