Common Sandpiper vs African Snipe

Actitis hypoleucos 对比 Gallinago nigripennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Common Sandpiper African Snipe
学名 Actitis hypoleucos Gallinago nigripennis
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 22.0 cm (8.7 in) 25.1 cm (9.9 in)
体重 63.0 g (2.22 oz) 124.25 g (4.38 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 3-5 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Common Sandpiper only

African Snipe only

保护状况

Least Concern

Common Sandpiper

Least Concern

African Snipe

About These Birds

Common Sandpiper

矶鹬(Actitis hypoleucos):体长19-21厘米,上体橄榄褐色,具白色翼斑醒目,飞行时不断上下点尾。属鹬科(Scolopacidae),广泛繁殖于欧亚大陆河岸,越冬于非洲、南亚和澳大利亚。

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.

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