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'''Alternative name: Pintail Snipe''' | '''Alternative name: Pintail Snipe''' | ||
− | [[Image:Pintail_Snipe.jpg|thumb| | + | [[Image:Pintail_Snipe.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|Peter+Ericsson|Peter Ericsson}} <br />Lumlukka, [[Thailand]]]] |
;[[:Category:Gallinago|Gallinago]] stenura | ;[[:Category:Gallinago|Gallinago]] stenura | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | 25-27 cm<br /> | + | 25-27 cm (9¾-10½ in)<br /> |
− | + | *Mottled brown upperparts with cream lines | |
+ | *Pale underparts | ||
+ | *Buff breast with streaks | ||
+ | *White belly | ||
+ | *Dark eye stripe, with lighter stripes above and below | ||
+ | *Greenish-grey legs | ||
+ | *Long straight dark bill<br /> | ||
+ | Sexes similar | ||
+ | [[Image:Pin-tailed_Snipe_by_peterarras_DSC_4160a1.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Demonstrating the narrow tail feathers causing the name<br />Photo by {{user|peterarras|peterarras}} <br />[[UAE]] December 2012 (click on photo to see large version)]] | ||
+ | ====Similar Species==== | ||
+ | [[Latham's Snipe]] and [[Swinhoe's Snipe]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Breeds in [[Siberia]]; winters from South-east [[Asia]] to [[Indonesia]] and The [[Philippines]]. | Breeds in [[Siberia]]; winters from South-east [[Asia]] to [[Indonesia]] and The [[Philippines]]. | ||
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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Damp marshes and tundra. | Damp marshes and tundra. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | [[Image:23331535983 d64aaf8d75 c.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|SeeToh|SeeToh}}<br />Pulau Punggol Barat, December 2015]] | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
− | They nest in a well-hidden location on the ground. | + | They nest in a well-hidden location on the ground. Eggs are laid from late May to mid-June. |
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
− | + | They forage in mud or soft soil, probing for insects molluscs, earthworms and larvae; some plant material, including seeds are also taken at times.. | |
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2015) |
+ | #Wikipedia | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== |
Revision as of 21:10, 25 December 2015
Alternative name: Pintail Snipe
- Gallinago stenura
Identification
25-27 cm (9¾-10½ in)
- Mottled brown upperparts with cream lines
- Pale underparts
- Buff breast with streaks
- White belly
- Dark eye stripe, with lighter stripes above and below
- Greenish-grey legs
- Long straight dark bill
Sexes similar
![](/wiki/images/thumb/0/07/Pin-tailed_Snipe_by_peterarras_DSC_4160a1.jpg/350px-Pin-tailed_Snipe_by_peterarras_DSC_4160a1.jpg)
Demonstrating the narrow tail feathers causing the name
Photo by peterarras
UAE December 2012 (click on photo to see large version)
Photo by peterarras
UAE December 2012 (click on photo to see large version)
Similar Species
Latham's Snipe and Swinhoe's Snipe
Distribution
Breeds in Siberia; winters from South-east Asia to Indonesia and The Philippines.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Damp marshes and tundra.
Behaviour
Breeding
They nest in a well-hidden location on the ground. Eggs are laid from late May to mid-June.
Diet
They forage in mud or soft soil, probing for insects molluscs, earthworms and larvae; some plant material, including seeds are also taken at times..
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2015)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Pin-tailed Snipe. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pin-tailed_Snipe