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The breeding habitat is marshes, bogs, tundra and wet meadows in [[Iceland]], the [[Faroes]], northern [[Europe]] and [[Russia]]. Common Snipe nest in a well-hidden location on the ground. <sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>
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The breeding habitat is marshes, bogs, tundra and wet meadows in [[Iceland]], the [[Faroes]], northern [[Europe]] and [[Russia]].
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==Behaviour==
==Behaviour==
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This well camouflaged bird is usually shy and conceals itself close to ground vegetation and flushes only when approached closely. They fly off in a series of aerial zig-zags to confuse predators. Snipe hunters, therefore, needed to be very skilled to hunt these birds and they came to be called snipers - a term later adopted by the military. <sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>
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This well camouflaged bird is usually shy and conceals itself close to ground vegetation and flushes only when approached closely. They fly off in a series of aerial zig-zags to confuse predators.
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The song has been described as "Chipper Chipper."
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Common Snipe nest in a well-hidden location on the ground.
''[[Media:Gallinago gallinago (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]''
''[[Media:Gallinago gallinago (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]''
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# Clements, James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
# Clements, James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
# Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds.
# Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds.
The breeding habitat is marshes, bogs, tundra and wet meadows in Iceland, the Faroes, northern Europe and Russia.
Behaviour
This well camouflaged bird is usually shy and conceals itself close to ground vegetation and flushes only when approached closely. They fly off in a series of aerial zig-zags to confuse predators.
Common Snipe nest in a well-hidden location on the ground.
Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds.
Wikipedia
External Links
A thread describing the differences between this species and Wilson's Snipe is found [here]
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