Red Phalarope vs American Woodcock

Phalaropus fulicarius so với Scolopax minor

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Red Phalarope American Woodcock
Tên Khoa Học Phalaropus fulicarius Scolopax minor
Bộ Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Họ Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 25,3 cm (10.0 in) 26,0 cm (10.2 in)
Khối Lượng 60,1 g (2.12 oz) 192,0 g (6.77 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 3-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Red Phalarope only

American Woodcock only

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Red Phalarope

Least Concern

American Woodcock

About These Birds

Red Phalarope

Red Phalarope: 20–22 cm, offshore phalarope with a thick bill; breeding female has brick-red underparts and black cap. Breeds on High Arctic tundra; winters at sea, primarily in upwelling zones off west coasts of Africa and South America. Spins to concentrate zooplankton at surface. Polyandrous; males incubate. Long-distance oceanic migrant.

American Woodcock

American Woodcock: 25–31 cm, rotund crepuscular wader with cryptic dead-leaf plumage, large eyes set high on the head, and an extremely long flexible bill for probing earthworms. Inhabits moist woodland and shrubby margins in eastern North America; winters in southern US. Famous for spiralling courtship 'sky dance.' Migratory.

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