Common Snipe
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| Scientific name | Gallinago gallinago |
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| Higher classification | Snipes |
| Mass | 80 – 140 g |
| Length | 25 – 27 cm (Adult) |
| Clutch size | 4 |
| Wingspan | 44 – 47 cm (Adult) |
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| ID | 995329 |
About Common Snipe
The common snipe is a small, stocky wader native to the Old World. The scientific name gallinago is New Latin for a woodcock or snipe from Latin gallina, "hen" and the suffix -ago, "resembling". The breeding habitat is marshes, bogs, tundra and wet meadows throughout northern Europe and northern Asia.
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