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Common snipe vs Madagascar snipe

The madagascar snipe is heavier: 216 g against 112.9 g for the common snipe, about 91% more.

Common snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Common snipe LCLeast Concern
Photo: Hobbyfotowiki · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Madagascar snipe (Gallinago macrodactyla)
Madagascar snipe VUVulnerable
Photo: Bonaparte, 1839 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a common snipe and a madagascar snipe?

Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.

  • The madagascar snipe is heavier: 216 g against 112.9 g for the common snipe, about 91% more.
  • Both belong to the genus Gallinago, so they are close relatives.
  • The common snipe is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List; the madagascar snipe is Vulnerable.

Side by side

Common snipeMadagascar snipe
Scientific nameGallinago gallinagoGallinago macrodactyla
FamilyScolopacidaeScolopacidae
OrderCharadriiformesCharadriiformes
Weight100.5 g – 128 g216 g
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
Lifespan12.3 yearsNot recorded
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
Habitatwetlandwetland
Conservation statusLeast ConcernVulnerable
Countries recordedNot recordedNot recorded

A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.

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