Great snipe
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Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q27171
Library of congress:
sh2009008562
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: International single species action plan for the conservation of the great snipe, Gallinago media, 2004.
- Wikipedia, Oct. 2, 2009(The Great Snipe, Gallinago media is a small stocky wader)
- Birdlife International search for species, Oct. 2, 2009(Great Snipe, Gallinago media)
- Avibase : the world bird database, Oct. 2, 2009(Great Snipe (Gallinago media); other synonyms: Double Snipe, Greater Snipe, Capella media, Gallinago major)
- ITIS, Oct. 2, 2009(Gallinago media (Latham, 1787) -- valid -- Great Snipe)
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Wikipedia description:
The great snipe (Gallinago media) is a small stocky wader in the genus Gallinago. This bird's breeding habitat is marshes and wet meadows with short vegetation in north-eastern Europe, including north-western Russia. Great snipes are migratory, wintering in Africa. The European breeding population is in steep decline.
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