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Gallinago megala

Photo by tf1044x
Location: South Korea

[edit] Identification

27-29cm. Patterned black, brown, buff and white plumage.

[edit] Distribution

Breeds in southern Siberia and Mongolia; winters to eastern and southern India, Sri Lanka, south-eastern China, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Philippines and northern Australia.

[edit] Taxonomy

This species is monotypic.^[1]

[edit] Habitat

Forest glades and meadows. Non-breeding habitat: shallow freshwater wetlands of various kinds including paddy fields and sewage farms, with bare mud or shallow water for feeding, with nearby vegetation cover.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes earthworms, molluscs and insects.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.

• List of references

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on the ABID
• View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages