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Pintail Snipe
DaninJapan

Pintail Snipe (Gallinago stenura)

This is my best guess on the ID, we get several species here in the winter and as you well know, snipes are a tough ID especially in the field.
Snipe experts, feel free to chime in!
Habitat
riverbanks, fields with plenty of cover.
Location
Kin-cho, Okinawa, Japan
Date taken
3 September 2008
Scientific name
Gallinago stenura
Equipment used
Canon 350D with Canon 100-400 IS L lens

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Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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