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Wilson's snipe (Gallinago delicata) is a small, stocky shorebird. [2] The generic name Gallinago is Neo-Latin for a woodcock or snipe from Latin gallina , "hen" and the suffix -ago , "resembling".
The Wilson's snipe (Gallinago delicata) was historically considered to be both a subspecies of the common snipe and also distinct from them, however, the differences in their drumming display and morphology have, in recent years, allowed for the Wilson snipe to be classified as having its own specific status. [10]
The common snipe is the most widespread of several similar snipes. It most closely resembles the Wilson's snipe (G. delicata) of North America, which was until recently considered to be a subspecies – G. g. delicata – of the common snipe.
Latham's snipe: Gallinago hardwickii (Gray, JE, 1831) 40 African snipe: Gallinago nigripennis Bonaparte, 1839: 41 Common snipe: Gallinago gallinago (Linnaeus, 1758) 42 Wilson's snipe: Gallinago delicata (Ord, 1825) 43 Giant snipe: Gallinago undulata (Boddaert, 1783) 44 Noble snipe: Gallinago nobilis Sclater, PL, 1856: 45 Puna snipe: Gallinago ...
Wilson died on August 23, 1813, "of dysentery, overwork, and chronic poverty" according to one report. [8] He was buried in Philadelphia, in the cemetery at Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') church. [9] The two final volumes of American Ornithology were completed by Wilson's friend and patron George Ord, who was an executor of Wilson's estate. [10]
Wilson's snipe; Wood snipe This page was last edited on 1 July 2020, at 01:52 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...
The pin-tailed snipe or pintail snipe (Gallinago stenura) is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae, the sandpipers. ... Wilson's, Pintail and Swinhoe's Snipes.
Depiction of a snipe hunter, by A. B. Frost Snipe in Water, by Ohara Koson. Japan, 1900–1930. Camouflage may enable snipes to remain undetected by hunters in marshland. The bird is also highly alert and startled easily, rarely staying long in the open. If the snipe flies, hunters have difficulty wing-shooting due to the bird's erratic flight ...