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'''Alternative name: Pintail Snipe'''
 
'''Alternative name: Pintail Snipe'''
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[[Image:Pintail_Snipe.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Peter+Ericsson|Peter Ericsson}} <br />Lumlukka, [[Thailand]]]]
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[[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==
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25-27 cm<br />
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25-27 cm (9¾-10½ in)<br />
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Green-grey legs and a long straight dark bill. Mottled brown body on top, cream lines down the back. Pale underneath, streaked buff breast and white belly. Dark stripe through the eye, light stripes above and below it. Sexes are similar.
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*Mottled brown upperparts with cream lines
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*Pale underparts
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*Buff breast with streaks
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*White belly
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*Dark eye stripe, with lighter stripes above and below
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*Greenish-grey legs
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*Long straight dark bill<br />
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Sexes similar
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[[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)]]
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====Similar Species====
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[[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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[[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)]]
 
 
Damp marshes and tundra.  
 
Damp marshes and tundra.  
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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[[Image:23331535983 d64aaf8d75 c.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|SeeToh|SeeToh}}<br />Pulau Punggol Barat, December 2015]]
 
====Breeding====
 
====Breeding====
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They nest in a well-hidden location on the ground.
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They nest in a well-hidden location on the ground. Eggs are laid from late May to mid-June.
 
====Diet====
 
====Diet====
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These birds forage in mud or soft soil, probing or picking up food by sight. Diet includes insects and earthworms, but also some plant material.
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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==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thOct12}}
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2015)
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#Wikipedia
 
{{ref}}
 
{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==

Revision as of 21:10, 25 December 2015

Alternative name: Pintail Snipe

Photo by Peter Ericsson
Lumlukka, Thailand
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

Demonstrating the narrow tail feathers causing the name
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

This is a monotypic species1.

Habitat

Damp marshes and tundra.

Behaviour

Photo by SeeToh
Pulau Punggol Barat, December 2015

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

  1. 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/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2015)
  3. Wikipedia

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