Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Sandpipers and Allies :: Solitary Snipe

Solitary Snipe Gallinago solitaria

Described by: Hodgson (1831)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Capella solitaria

Photographs

Gwangneung Arboretum, South Korea - Dec 16, 2004 © Nial Moores/Birds Korea 
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Range

C. and e. Asia;
Fragmented distribution;
(1) Se. Russia, Turkestan, Altai through s. Siberia and Transbaicalia and s. through w. China to the Himalayas, n. India, Sikkim and n. Burma.
(2) E. Asia to the Sea of Okhotsk, Kamchatka, Mongolia, e. China (n. Manchuria) and Japan?.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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