African Snipe vs Wandering Tattler

Gallinago nigripennis 对比 Tringa incana

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 African Snipe Wandering Tattler
学名 Gallinago nigripennis Tringa incana
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 25.1 cm (9.9 in) 32.9 cm (13.0 in)
体重 124.25 g (4.38 oz) 118.64999999999999 g (4.19 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2-4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

African Snipe only

Wandering Tattler only

保护状况

Least Concern

African Snipe

Least Concern

Wandering 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.

Wandering Tattler

Wandering Tattler: 26–29 cm, uniformly grey sandpiper with yellow legs and bold barring on underparts in breeding plumage. Breeds on stony mountain streams of Alaska and northwestern Canada; winters on rocky Pacific shores and coral reefs from western North America to Pacific Islands and Australia. Bobs continually. Feeds on invertebrates.

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