The common snipe, Gallinago gallinago, is a wader in the sandpiper family Scolopacidae, native to the Old World, where it breeds in marshes, bogs, tundra, and wet meadows across the Palearctic from Iceland through Fennoscandia and Siberia, wintering in Africa and southern Asia. Adults measure 25 to 27 centimeters long with a wingspan of 44 to 47 centimeters and have a very long straight dark bill along with mottled, striped brown plumage that makes the bird shy and well camouflaged. It forages in soft mud mainly for insects and earthworms along with some plant material, and males perform an aerial courtship display that produces a distinctive drumming sound through vibrating tail feathers. It is listed as Least Concern, though populations on the southern edge of its European breeding range are declining because of agricultural change. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Common snipe (Wikipedia)
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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. In the north, the distribution limit extends from Iceland over the north of the British Isles and northern Fennoscandia, where it occurs at around 70°N, as well as through European Russia and Siberia.
- In Biome: Tundra, Wikipedia intro: "inago 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-camouflag..."
View the Source3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Gallinago gallinago (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive (hunted-fished)
The common snipes have a positive economic importance because they are a game species for humans, who hunt them for food.
View the Source 4. Common snipe (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q25692 (P225 taxon name)
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IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Scolopacidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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