Giant Snipe vs Asian Dowitcher

Gallinago undulata 对比 Limnodromus semipalmatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Giant Snipe Asian Dowitcher
学名 Gallinago undulata Limnodromus semipalmatus
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
保护状况 Least Concern Near Threatened
体长
翼展 31.0 cm (12.2 in) 34.8 cm (13.7 in)
体重 327.5 g (11.55 oz) 186.0 g (6.56 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2-4 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Giant Snipe only

Asian Dowitcher only

保护状况

Least Concern

Giant Snipe

Near Threatened

Asian Dowitcher

About These Birds

Giant Snipe

Giant Snipe: 36–40 cm, the world's largest snipe with an exceptionally long bill, rich brown plumage, and heavily barred underparts. Resident in swampy grassland and marshy terrain of Venezuela, Trinidad, Colombia, Brazil, and adjacent South America. Feeds on invertebrates by deep probing. Secretive and crepuscular. Poorly known.

Asian Dowitcher

Asian Dowitcher: 33–36 cm, large all-dark dowitcher with a straight blunt-tipped bill and black breeding plumage. Breeds in scattered colonies on Mongolian steppe lakes and Siberian rivers; winters on muddy estuaries and mangrove coasts of South and Southeast Asia. NT. Feeds by deep sewing-machine probing in soft mud. Limited breeding range.

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