African Snipe vs Red Phalarope

Gallinago nigripennis 对比 Phalaropus fulicarius

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 African Snipe Red Phalarope
学名 Gallinago nigripennis Phalaropus fulicarius
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 25.1 cm (9.9 in) 25.3 cm (10.0 in)
体重 124.25 g (4.38 oz) 60.1 g (2.12 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

African Snipe only

Red Phalarope only

保护状况

Least Concern

African Snipe

Least Concern

Red Phalarope

About These Birds

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.

Red Phalarope

Red Phalarope: 20–22 cm, offshore phalarope with a thick bill; breeding female has brick-red underparts and black cap. Breeds on High Arctic tundra; winters at sea, primarily in upwelling zones off west coasts of Africa and South America. Spins to concentrate zooplankton at surface. Polyandrous; males incubate. Long-distance oceanic migrant.

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