South Island Snipe vs African Snipe

Coenocorypha iredalei 对比 Gallinago nigripennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 South Island Snipe African Snipe
学名 Coenocorypha iredalei Gallinago nigripennis
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
保护状况 Extinct Least Concern
体长
翼展 25.1 cm (9.9 in)
体重 124.25 g (4.38 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

South Island Snipe only

African Snipe only

保护状况

Extinct

South Island Snipe

Least Concern

African Snipe

About These Birds

South Island Snipe

南岛沙锥(Coenocorypha iredalei)是一种已灭绝的新西兰沙锥,因引入的哺乳动物捕食者而从南岛和周边岛屿消失。曾栖息于湿地和草地,以无脊椎动物为食,是新西兰众多灭绝鸟类之一。

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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