American Woodcock vs Wood Sandpiper

Scolopax minor 对比 Tringa glareola

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 American Woodcock Wood Sandpiper
学名 Scolopax minor Tringa glareola
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 26.0 cm (10.2 in) 24.8 cm (9.8 in)
体重 192.0 g (6.77 oz) 67.5 g (2.38 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 3-4 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

American Woodcock only

Wood Sandpiper only

保护状况

Least Concern

American Woodcock

Least Concern

Wood Sandpiper

About These Birds

American Woodcock

American Woodcock: 25–31 cm, rotund crepuscular wader with cryptic dead-leaf plumage, large eyes set high on the head, and an extremely long flexible bill for probing earthworms. Inhabits moist woodland and shrubby margins in eastern North America; winters in southern US. Famous for spiralling courtship 'sky dance.' Migratory.

Wood Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper: 19–23 cm, medium-sized sandpiper with spotted brown upperparts, white supercilium, pale yellow legs, and white rump. Breeds across boreal Eurasia from Scandinavia to Siberia; winters in Africa, South Asia, and Australia. One of the most abundant Eurasian shorebirds. Feeds on invertebrates in shallow wetlands.

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