Tahiti Sandpiper vs Amami Woodcock

Prosobonia leucoptera 对比 Scolopax mira

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Tahiti Sandpiper Amami Woodcock
学名 Prosobonia leucoptera Scolopax mira
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
保护状况 Extinct Vulnerable
体长
翼展 37.9 cm (14.9 in)
体重 473.0 g (16.68 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 -- 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Tahiti Sandpiper only

Amami Woodcock only

保护状况

Extinct

Tahiti Sandpiper

Vulnerable

Amami Woodcock

About These Birds

Tahiti Sandpiper

Tahiti Sandpiper: 18–20 cm, extinct sandpiper once endemic to Tahiti, French Polynesia. Known from a few 18th-century specimens collected during Cook's voyages. Pale with white wing-patches. Extinct by the mid-19th century; likely eliminated by rats and cats introduced with European contact. EX.

Amami Woodcock

Amami Woodcock: 34–36 cm, large rufous woodcock endemic to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan (Amami-Oshima, Tokunoshima). Inhabits dense subtropical forest. Nocturnal; probes soil for earthworms. NT. Threatened by feral mongooses introduced for snake control and habitat loss. Sedentary island endemic. Similar to Eurasian Woodcock.

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