Common snipe vs Ibisbill
The ibisbill is heavier: 294 g against 112.9 g for the common snipe, about 2.6 times the weight.
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What is the difference between a common snipe and a ibisbill?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The ibisbill is heavier: 294 g against 112.9 g for the common snipe, about 2.6 times the weight.
- They share the order Charadriiformes but sit in different families: Common snipe in Scolopacidae, Ibisbill in Ibidorhynchidae.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| Common snipe | Ibisbill | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Gallinago gallinago | Ibidorhyncha struthersii |
| Family | Scolopacidae | Ibidorhynchidae |
| Order | Charadriiformes | Charadriiformes |
| Weight | 100.5 g – 128 g | 287 g – 300 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 12.3 years | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | wetland | riverine |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
Full record: Common snipeFull record: IbisbillCompare other animals