The common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) 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".
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Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
- Observations in the area
- 7
- Last sighting
- 28 January 2026
- Category
- Birds
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Where it has been observed
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