Great Snipe

Gallinago media

The great snipe is a small stocky wader in the genus Gallinago. This bird's breeding habitat is marshes and wet meadows with short vegetation in north-eastern Europe, including north-western Russia. Great snipes are migratory, wintering in Africa. The European breeding population is in steep decline.

Scientific name

Gallinago media

Family

Sandpipers and Allies

IUCN status

NT