Spotted Sandpiper vs African Snipe

Actitis macularius 对比 Gallinago nigripennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Spotted Sandpiper African Snipe
学名 Actitis macularius Gallinago nigripennis
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 20.1 cm (7.9 in) 25.1 cm (9.9 in)
体重 45.0 g (1.59 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

Spotted Sandpiper only

African Snipe only

保护状况

Least Concern

Spotted Sandpiper

Least Concern

African Snipe

About These Birds

Spotted Sandpiper

斑鹬(Actitis macularius):体长18-20厘米,是矶鹬在北美的对应种,非繁殖羽体侧具圆形黑斑醒目。属鹬科(Scolopacidae),繁殖于北美淡水水体边,越冬至南美洲。

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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