African Snipe vs Spotted Greenshank

Gallinago nigripennis so với Tringa guttifer

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính African Snipe Spotted Greenshank
Tên Khoa Học Gallinago nigripennis Tringa guttifer
Bộ Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Họ Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Endangered
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 25,1 cm (9.9 in) 34,2 cm (13.5 in)
Khối Lượng 124,25 g (4.38 oz) 146,0 g (5.15 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 2-4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

African Snipe only

Không

Spotted Greenshank only

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

African Snipe

Endangered

Spotted Greenshank

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.

Spotted Greenshank

Spotted Greenshank: 29–32 cm, large shank with spotted flanks in breeding plumage, slightly upturned bill, and greenish-yellow legs. Breeds in boreal forest wetlands of Sakhalin and Kamchatka; winters on tropical estuaries and mudflats of Southeast Asia. EN. Extremely rare; total population probably under 1,000 birds. Threatened by habitat loss.

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