Giant Snipe vs Jack Snipe

Gallinago undulata so với Lymnocryptes minimus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Giant Snipe Jack Snipe
Tên Khoa Học Gallinago undulata Lymnocryptes minimus
Bộ Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Họ Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 31,0 cm (12.2 in) 21,1 cm (8.3 in)
Khối Lượng 327,5 g (11.55 oz) 57,333333333333336 g (2.02 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 2-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Giant Snipe only

Jack Snipe only

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

Least Concern

Jack Snipe

About These Birds

Giant Snipe

Giant Snipe: 36–40 cm, the world's largest snipe with an exceptionally long bill, rich brown plumage, and heavily barred underparts. Resident in swampy grassland and marshy terrain of Venezuela, Trinidad, Colombia, Brazil, and adjacent South America. Feeds on invertebrates by deep probing. Secretive and crepuscular. Poorly known.

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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