Photo by Tom Tarrant
Alternative name: Japanese Snipe
- Gallinago hardwickii
Identification
23–33 cm (9-13 in)
- Black, brown buff and white plumage
- Long-bill
Similar Species
Swinhoe's Snipe and Pin-tailed Snipe
Distribution
Breeds in Sakhalin and Japan; winters eastern Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Breeds in upland open marshy areas. Rice Paddies on passage. Winters in wetlands, margins of muddy lagoons, riverbanks and hides in thick reedbeds.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diets consists mostly of earthworms; but they also eat seeds, molluscs, beetles, larvae etc.
Breeding
Display flights and “drumming” by the males. The ground nest is concealed in vegetation. The clutch consists of 4 eggs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2014)
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Latham's Snipe. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Latham%27s_Snipe
External Links
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