African Snipe vs Red-necked Phalarope

Gallinago nigripennis 对比 Phalaropus lobatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 African Snipe Red-necked Phalarope
学名 Gallinago nigripennis Phalaropus lobatus
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 25.1 cm (9.9 in) 21.8 cm (8.6 in)
体重 124.25 g (4.38 oz) 35.166666666666664 g (1.24 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

African Snipe only

Red-necked Phalarope only

保护状况

Least Concern

African Snipe

Least Concern

Red-necked 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-necked Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope: 18–19 cm, small phalarope with a needle-like bill and orange neck-patch in breeding female. Breeds on subarctic and Arctic tundra pools across Eurasia and North America; winters at sea, especially in the Arabian Sea and eastern Pacific. Spins on water to disturb invertebrates. Polyandrous. Long-distance oceanic migrant.

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