Wilson's Snipe

Gallinago delicata

Wilson's snipe is a small, stocky shorebird. The generic name Gallinago is Neo-Latin for a woodcock or snipe from Latin gallina, "hen" and the suffix -ago, "resembling". The specific name delicata is Latin for "dainty".

Scientific name

Gallinago delicata

Family

Sandpipers and Allies

IUCN status

LC