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'''Alternative name: Pintail Snipe''' | '''Alternative name: Pintail Snipe''' | ||
| + | [[Image:Pintail_Snipe.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Peter+Ericsson|Peter Ericsson}} <br />Lumlukka, [[Thailand]]]] | ||
;[[:Category:Gallinago|Gallinago]] stenura | ;[[:Category:Gallinago|Gallinago]] stenura | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 25-27 cm | + | 25-27 cm<br /> |
| + | 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. | ||
==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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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a [[Dictionary_M- | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | [[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== | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
They nest in a well-hidden location on the ground. | They nest in a well-hidden location on the ground. | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
#{{Ref-Clements6thOct12}} | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct12}} | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Gallinago+stenura}} | {{GSearch|Gallinago+stenura}} | ||
Revision as of 20:02, 2 July 2014
Alternative name: Pintail Snipe
- Gallinago stenura
Identification
25-27 cm
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.
Distribution
Breeds in Siberia; winters from South-east Asia to Indonesia and The Philippines.
Taxonomy
Habitat
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)
Damp marshes and tundra.
Behaviour
Breeding
They nest in a well-hidden location on the ground.
Diet
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.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Pin-tailed Snipe. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pin-tailed_Snipe
