African Snipe [Gallinago nigripennis]
Description
The African snipe is native to sub-Saharan Africa, where it inhabits marshes, swamps, and wetlands. It has a stocky body with a striped head, a long, straight beak used for probing the mud for food, and short, greenish legs. It feeds predominantly on insect larvae.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
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|---|---|
| Class |
Birds
Aves
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| Order |
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Charadriiformes
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| Family |
Sandpipers and Allies
Scolopacidae
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| Genus |
Common Snipe
Gallinago
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