Great Snipe
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Scientific name | Gallinago media |
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Conservation status | Near Threatened (Population decreasing) |
Phylum | Chordata |
Higher classification | Snipes |
Order | Shorebirds |
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ID | 2970862 |
About Great Snipe
The great snipe 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.