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Gallinago
Common Snipe
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
Genus: Gallinago
Brisson, 1760
species

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Gallinago is a genus of birds in the wader family Scolopacidae. The Common Snipe or Fantail Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago) is a small stocky shorebird. Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large Birds It includes about 350 Species and has members in all parts of the world "Sandpiper" redirects here For the 1965 film see The Sandpiper. Mathurin Jacques Brisson ( 30 April 1723 &ndash 23 June 1806) was a French Zoologist and natural philosopher Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. Waders, called shorebirds in North America (where "wader" is used to refer to long-legged wading Birds such as Storks and "Sandpiper" redirects here For the 1965 film see The Sandpiper. These snipe are all similar, with a very long slender bill and cryptic plumage. A snipe is any of nearly 20 wading bird species in three genera in the family Scolopacidae. Plumage refers both to the layer of Feathers that cover a Bird and the pattern colour and arrangement of those feathers Most have distinctive displays, usually given at dawn or dusk. They search for invertebrates in the mud with a "sewing-machine" action of their long bills. An invertebrate is an Animal lacking a Vertebral column. The group includes 98% of all animal Species — all animals except those in the Chordate

Species in taxonomic order

Fossil bones of some undescribed Gallinago species most similar to the Great Snipe have been recovered in Late Miocene or Early Pliocene deposits (c. The Solitary Snipe, Gallinago solitaria, is a small stocky Wader. Latham's Snipe, Gallinago hardwickii, also known as Japanese Snipe, is a medium-sized (length 29-33 cm wingspan 50-54 cm weight 150-230 g long-billed migratory The Wood Snipe ( Gallinago nemoricola) is a species of Snipe which breeds in the Himalayas of northern India, Nepal, Bhutan The Pintail Snipe, Gallinago stenura, also known as the Pin-tailed Snipe, is a small stocky Wader. Swinhoe's Snipe, Gallinago megala, also known as Forest Snipe or Chinese Snipe, is a medium-sized (length 27-29 cm wingspan 38-44 cm weight 120 gm The African Snipe, Gallinago nigripennis, also known as the Ethiopian Snipe, is a small stocky Wader. The Madagascar Snipe, Gallinago macrodactyla, is a small stocky Wader. The Great Snipe, Gallinago media is a small stocky Wader. This bird's breeding habitat is marshes and wet meadows with short vegetation in north eastern The Common Snipe or Fantail Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago) is a small stocky shorebird. Wilson's Snipe ( Gallinago delicata) is a small stocky shorebird. The South American Snipe or Magellan Snipe, Gallinago paraguaiae, is a small stocky Wader. The Noble Snipe, Gallinago nobilis, is a small stocky Wader. It breeds in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru The Giant Snipe, Gallinago undulata, is a stocky Wader. It breeds in South America. The Fuegian Snipe, Gallinago stricklandii, also known as the Cordilleran Snipe, is a small stocky Wader. The Andean Snipe, Gallinago jamesoni, is a small stocky wader. The Imperial Snipe, Gallinago imperialis, is a small stocky Wader which breeds in the Andes. The Great Snipe, Gallinago media is a small stocky Wader. This bird's breeding habitat is marshes and wet meadows with short vegetation in north eastern The Miocene is a geological epoch of the Neogene period and extends from about 23 The Pliocene epoch (spelled Pleiocene in some older texts is the period in the Geologic timescale that extends 5 mya) of Lee Creek Mine, USA. In Astronomy, Geology, and Paleontology, mya or " mya " is an abbreviation for "million years ago".

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