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Pintail Snipe

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Pintail Snipe

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Also known as Gallinago stenura

species of bird

OverviewAI-generated

The Pintail Snipe, scientifically known as *Gallinago stenura*, is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae. It belongs to the genus *Gallinago* and is classified within the order Charadriiformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. The species was described by Bonaparte in 1831 and holds an accepted taxonomic status. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern as of 2025.

This bird has a wingspan of 45.5 and a mass of 132. It lays clutches of 4 eggs, with an incubation period of 20 days. The Pintail Snipe inhabits freshwater environments. Its known range includes the Nanling Mountains. Other common names for this species include Pin-tailed Snipe, Азиатский бекас, นกปากซ่อมหางเข็ม, Berkik ekor-lidi, and ハリオシギ.

Synthesized by Vinony from 29 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, iNaturalist, WoRMS, IUCN Red List, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

ハリオシギ

Species

  1. PhylumChordata
  2. ClassAves
  3. OrderCharadriiformes
  4. FamilyScolopacidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations956

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Gallinago
Mass
132
Image
Gallinago stenura - Laem Pak Bia.jpg
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
taxon name
Gallinago stenura
Commons category
Gallinago stenura
wingspan
45.5
litter size
4
egg incubation period
20
taxon common name
sibirska šljuka
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Encyclopedic overview

Pintail snipe head and bill The pin-tailed snipe or pintail snipe (Gallinago stenura) is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae, the sandpipers.

Distribution

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pintail Snipe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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