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'''Alternative name: Pintail Snipe''' | '''Alternative name: Pintail Snipe''' | ||
| − | [[Image:Pintail_Snipe.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|Peter+Ericsson|Peter Ericsson}} <br />Lumlukka, [[Thailand]]]] | + | [[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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*Long straight dark bill<br /> | *Long straight dark bill<br /> | ||
Sexes similar | 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)]] | + | [[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==== | ====Similar Species==== | ||
[[Latham's Snipe]] and [[Swinhoe's Snipe]] | [[Latham's Snipe]] and [[Swinhoe's Snipe]] | ||
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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]] | + | [[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. Eggs are laid from late May to mid-June. | They nest in a well-hidden location on the ground. Eggs are laid from late May to mid-June. | ||
Revision as of 18:13, 2 February 2019
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
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. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. 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 5 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pin-tailed_Snipe
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