Madagascar Snipe vs Giant Snipe

Gallinago macrodactyla 对比 Gallinago undulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Madagascar Snipe Giant Snipe
学名 Gallinago macrodactyla Gallinago undulata
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
保护状况 Vulnerable Least Concern
体长
翼展 26.7 cm (10.5 in) 31.0 cm (12.2 in)
体重 216.0 g (7.62 oz) 327.5 g (11.55 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1-2 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Madagascar Snipe only

Giant Snipe only

保护状况

Vulnerable

Madagascar Snipe

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

Madagascar Snipe

Madagascar Snipe: 27–29 cm, large-footed snipe endemic to Madagascar. Inhabits marshes, rice paddies, and wet grassland mainly in the north and west. NT. Cryptic brown and buff streaking. Probes soft ground for invertebrates. Sedentary endemic. Threatened by wetland drainage and hunting pressure.

Giant Snipe

Giant Snipe: 36–40 cm, the world's largest snipe with an exceptionally long bill, rich brown plumage, and heavily barred underparts. Resident in swampy grassland and marshy terrain of Venezuela, Trinidad, Colombia, Brazil, and adjacent South America. Feeds on invertebrates by deep probing. Secretive and crepuscular. Poorly known.

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