African Snipe vs Lesser Yellowlegs

Gallinago nigripennis 对比 Tringa flavipes

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 African Snipe Lesser Yellowlegs
学名 Gallinago nigripennis Tringa flavipes
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
保护状况 Least Concern Vulnerable
体长
翼展 25.1 cm (9.9 in) 30.5 cm (12.0 in)
体重 124.25 g (4.38 oz) 87.83333333333333 g (3.10 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2-4 3-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

African Snipe only

Lesser Yellowlegs only

保护状况

Least Concern

African Snipe

Vulnerable

Lesser Yellowlegs

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.

Lesser Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs: 23–25 cm, slim North American shank with bright yellow legs and thin straight bill. Breeds on boreal forest openings of Canada and Alaska; winters on wetlands from southern US to southern South America. Feeds by wading and picking invertebrates. Common on migration through the Americas. Long-distance migrant.

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