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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 30-32 cm<br /> | ||
+ | *Brown upperparts, head and neck, streaked and patterned with bold dark brown stripes. | ||
+ | *Gold edges to the feathers form 'braces' down the back | ||
+ | *White belly, though there is some brown barring on the flanks | ||
+ | *Long pinkish-brown bill | ||
+ | *Yellowish-olive to greenish-grey legs and feet<br /> | ||
+ | Sexes similar<br /> | ||
+ | '''Immatures''' have pale fringes on the wing coverts | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | Locally in highlands of eastern and southern [[Africa]].<br /> | ||
+ | '''Western Africa''': [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Angola]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[Lesotho]], [[Swaziland]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>==== | ||
+ | *''G. n. aequatorialis'' - [[Ethiopia]] to eastern [[Zaire]], [[Tanzania]], [[Malawi]] and [[Mozambique]] | ||
+ | *''G. n. angolensis'' - [[Angola]] and [[Namibia]] to [[Zambia]] and western [[Zimbabwe]] | ||
+ | *''G. n. nigripennis'' - Southern [[Mozambique]] and [[South Africa]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Wet mountain moorland and swamps. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Breeding==== | ||
+ | It builds a saucer-shaped nest of dry grass in the drier areas of marshes, concealed in a dense tuft of grass or rushes. | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | It forages by pushing its long bill deep into the mud seeking insects and worms. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | # 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#Avibase | ||
+ | #Wikipedia | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Gallinago+nigripennis}} | {{GSearch|Gallinago+nigripennis}} | ||
− | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Gallinago]] |
Revision as of 15:30, 13 March 2010
Alternative name: Ethiopian Snipe
- Gallinago nigripennis
Identification
30-32 cm
- Brown upperparts, head and neck, streaked and patterned with bold dark brown stripes.
- Gold edges to the feathers form 'braces' down the back
- White belly, though there is some brown barring on the flanks
- Long pinkish-brown bill
- Yellowish-olive to greenish-grey legs and feet
Sexes similar
Immatures have pale fringes on the wing coverts
Distribution
Locally in highlands of eastern and southern Africa.
Western Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Swaziland
Taxonomy
Subspecies1
- G. n. aequatorialis - Ethiopia to eastern Zaire, Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique
- G. n. angolensis - Angola and Namibia to Zambia and western Zimbabwe
- G. n. nigripennis - Southern Mozambique and South Africa
Habitat
Wet mountain moorland and swamps.
Behaviour
Breeding
It builds a saucer-shaped nest of dry grass in the drier areas of marshes, concealed in a dense tuft of grass or rushes.
Diet
It forages by pushing its long bill deep into the mud seeking insects and worms.
References
- 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#Avibase
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) African Snipe. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/African_Snipe