African Snipe vs Grey-tailed Tattler

Gallinago nigripennis 对比 Tringa brevipes

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 African Snipe Grey-tailed Tattler
学名 Gallinago nigripennis Tringa brevipes
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 25.1 cm (9.9 in) 31.6 cm (12.4 in)
体重 124.25 g (4.38 oz) 121.0 g (4.27 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2-4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

African Snipe only

Grey-tailed Tattler only

保护状况

Least Concern

African Snipe

Least Concern

Grey-tailed Tattler

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.

Grey-tailed Tattler

Grey-tailed Tattler: 24–27 cm, plain grey sandpiper with yellow legs and a faint supercilium. Breeds on stony rivers of northeastern Siberia; winters on rocky shores, reef platforms, and mudflats of Southeast Asia, Australia, and Pacific Islands. Bobs body when walking. NT. Feeds on invertebrates. Long-distance migrant.

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