Wood Snipe vs Giant Snipe

Gallinago nemoricola 对比 Gallinago undulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Wood Snipe Giant Snipe
学名 Gallinago nemoricola Gallinago undulata
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
保护状况 Vulnerable Least Concern
体长
翼展 27.0 cm (10.6 in) 31.0 cm (12.2 in)
体重 170.0 g (6.00 oz) 327.5 g (11.55 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Wood Snipe only

Giant Snipe only

保护状况

Vulnerable

Wood Snipe

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

About These Birds

Wood Snipe

Wood Snipe: 28–32 cm, large dark heavily barred snipe of dense Himalayan and East Asian montane forest and alpine boggy ground. Breeds at high altitude in the Himalayas and southern China; winters in lower-altitude forest wetlands of South and Southeast Asia. VU. Rarely flushed; probes soft soil for invertebrates. Poorly known.

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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