Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Sandpipers and Allies :: Great Snipe
Great Snipe Gallinago media
Described by: Latham (1787)
Alternate common name(s): Double Snipe
Old scientific name(s): Capella media
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Range
N. Europe to w. Siberia;
Two populations;
E. Scandinavia e. in the Baltic States (Latvia), n. Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, sw. and c. Russia to the Yenisey River in w. Siberia in the Altai.
Winters in Africa s. of the Sahara.
Videos
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Sounds
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics
References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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