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Swinhoe's Snipe
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
Genus: Gallinago
Species: G. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future Least Concern ( LC) is an IUCN category assigned to extant species or lower taxa which have been evaluated but do not qualify for any other category The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) created in 1963 is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global 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. Gallinago is a genus of Birds in the Wader family Scolopacidae. megala
Binomial name
Gallinago megala
Swinhoe, 1861

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), long-billed, migratory wader. Robert Swinhoe ( September 1, 1836 - October 28, 1877) was an English naturalist. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Bird migration refers to the regular seasonal journeys undertaken by many species of Birds Bird movements include those made in response to changes in food availability Waders, called shorebirds in North America (where "wader" is used to refer to long-legged wading Birds such as Storks and

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Identification

Identifiable as a Gallinago snipe by its cryptically-patterned black, brown, buff and white plumage, but not easily distinguished from Latham's and Pin-tailed Snipe in the field. 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 Pintail Snipe, Gallinago stenura, also known as the Pin-tailed Snipe, is a small stocky Wader.

Distribution

Breeds mainly in central and southern Siberia and Mongolia. Siberia (Сиби́рь Sibir) is the name given to the vast region constituting almost all of Northern Asia and for the most part currently serving Mongolia (mɒŋˈɡoʊliə, literally Mongol country/nation,) is a Landlocked Country in East Entire population migrates and spends non-breeding season principally in eastern and southern India, Sri Lanka, south-eastern China, South-East Asia and New Guinea. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National New Guinea, located just north of Australia, is the world's second largest island, having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known Recorded on migration in eastern China, and occasionally Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Records in Australia mainly from the Top End of the Northern Territory and from north-western Western Australia. The Top End is the second northernmost point on the continent of Australia, behind the Cape York Peninsula. The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the center of the mainland continent as well as the central northern regions Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent.

Habitat

Breeding habitat: forest glades and meadows. Non-breeding habitat: shallow freshwater wetlands of various kinds including paddy fields and sewage farms, with bare mud or shallow water for feeding, with nearby vegetation cover. A wetland is an area of Land consisting of Soil that is Saturated with Moisture, such as a Swamp, Marsh, or Bog A paddy field is a flooded parcel of Arable land used for growing Rice and other semiaquatic crops. Sewage treatment, or domestic wastewater treatment, is the process of removing Contaminants from Wastewater, both Runoff ( Effluents

Food

Mainly small invertebrates including earthworms, mollusks and insects. Earthworm is the usual name for the largest members of Oligochaeta (which is either a class or subclass depending on the author in the phylum Annelida In classical Molluscs are animals belonging to the phylum Mollusca. There are around 250000 extant Species within the phylum with an estimated 70000 Insects ( Class Insecta) are a major group of Arthropods and the most diverse group of Animals on the Earth with over a million described

Breeding

Display flights and drumming by the males. Drumming (also called bleating) is a sound produced by Snipe as part of their courtship display flights

Conservation

Because of wide range and no evidence of significant population decline, the species is assessed as being of Least Concern. Least Concern ( LC) is an IUCN category assigned to extant species or lower taxa which have been evaluated but do not qualify for any other category

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