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Swinhoe's Snipe

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Swinhoe's Snipe

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Also known as Gallinago megala

species of bird

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Within Vinony's link graph, Swinhoe's Snipe is referenced by 168 other articles, and connects out to Least Concern, Japan and India.

It sits within the topics Birds described in 1861, Birds of Manchuria and Birds of Mongolia.

Its subject is documented across 34 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

Least Concern

中田鷸(学名:Gallinago megala),又名中地鷸,为鷸科田鷸屬下的一个种。

via IUCN

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Gallinago
Mass
140
Image
Gallinago megala.jpg
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
taxon name
Gallinago megala
Commons category
Gallinago megala
wingspan
44
litter size
4
taxon common name
Tajgabekkasin
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Encyclopedic overview

Swinhoe's snipe (Gallinago megala), also known as forest snipe or Chinese snipe, is a medium-sized (length 27–29 cm, wingspan 38–44 cm, weight 120 gm), long-billed, migratory wader.

The common name commemorates the British naturalist Robert Swinhoe who first described the species in 1861.

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

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