American Woodcock vs Wilson's Phalarope

Scolopax minor so với Steganopus tricolor

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính American Woodcock Wilson's Phalarope
Tên Khoa Học Scolopax minor Steganopus tricolor
Bộ Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Họ Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 26,0 cm (10.2 in) 25,6 cm (10.1 in)
Khối Lượng 192,0 g (6.77 oz) 78,0 g (2.75 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 3-4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

American Woodcock only

Wilson's Phalarope only

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

American Woodcock

Least Concern

Wilson's Phalarope

About These Birds

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.

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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