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Common Snipe
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Shorebirds, gulls & terns

Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago (Linnaeus, 1758)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishCommon Snipe
DutchWatersnip
SpanishAgachadiza común
Chinese扇尾沙锥
Scientific nameGallinago gallinago (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

The common snipe (Gallinago gallinago, formerly also known as Gallinago cælestis) is a small, stocky wader native to the Old World, where it breeds in marshes, bogs, tundra and wet meadows. It is usually shy and well-camouflaged, foraging in soft mud mainly for insects and earthworms but also some plant material. During courtship, males perform a "winnowing" display; flying high in circles and then taking shallow dives to produce a "drumming" sound by vibrating the tail feathers.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyScolopacidae
GenusGallinago

In Suriname

1Records in Suriname
1956First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Para1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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