Common Snipe [Gallinago gallinago]
Description
The common snipe is a small, stocky wader native to the Old World. The breeding habitat is marshes, bogs, tundra and wet meadows throughout northern Europe and northern Asia. It is migratory, with European birds wintering in southern and western Europe and Africa, and Asian migrants moving to tropical southern Asia. The common snipe's distinguishing features include a long, straight beak, a striped head, and a short, pointed tail. They feed on small invertebrates extracted from soft soil or mud.
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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