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Common Snipe / Gallinago gallinago LC

  • Synonyms European Snipe, Palearctic Common Snipe, Eurasian Snipe, Fantail Snipe, Snipe
  • Old latin name for bird Scolopax saturata, Scolopax picta, Scolopax brehmii, Scolopax gallinago, Gallinago scolopacinus, Capella gallinago, Gallinago japonica, Scolopax delamottei, Gallinago uniclavata, Scolopax gallinaria, Gallinago media, Gallinago scolopacina, Scolopax pygmaea, Gallinago latipennis, Gallinago burka, Gallinago sakhalina, Gallinago caspia, Gallinago nilotica, Scolopax peregrina

Common Snipebird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Albert Lastukhin
    Russian Federation
  • 2.
    Song, © Albert Lastukhin
    Russian Federation
  • 3.
    Display flight, © Eetu Paljakka
    Finland
  • 4.
    Call, © Denis Dujardin
    France
  • 5.
    Drumming, flight call, male, © Stein Ø. Nilsen
    Norway
  • 6.
    Display flight, song, © Eetu Paljakka
    Finland
  • 7.
    Display, song, © Eetu Paljakka
    Finland
  • 8.
    Nocturnal flight call, © Lars Burnus
    Germany
  • 9.
    Display flight, song, © Eetu Paljakka
    Finland
  • 10.
    Flight call, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Pin-tailed Snipe
Wilson's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe
Imperial Snipe
Noble Snipe
Madagascar Snipe
Great Snipe
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All related species (17)

Where to see Common Snipe

  • Breeding region Eurasia
  • Breeding subregion widespread low Arctic to temperate wetlands of Palearctic: Iceland to British Isles, Scandinavia, France and Azores (n Macaronesia, nw of n Africa) e through n Russia to c Chukotskiy Pen., Kamchatka, Sea of Okhotsk and Commander Is. (se Russia); in s to n Kazakhstan, e Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan, Kashmir (nw Himalayas), n Mongolia and ne China
  • Non breeding region s Europe, AF, OR : temperate to tropical wetlands of Eastern Hemisphere mainly n of Equator: British Isles to s Europe, Macaronesia (nw of n Africa), n Africa, wc to ec Africa, Middle East, c, s se Asia, e Asia, Greater Sundas, Philippines, Taiwan, e China, Korean Pen. and c, s Japan

Common Snipe subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Gallinago gallinago faeroeensisIceland, Faroe, Orkney and Shetland is.British IslesNo
Gallinago gallinago gallinagoc, n Europe and Asiato w Europe, Africa, Indonesian Arch. and JapanNo

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AbkhazianаЦаблы
AfrikaansEnkelsnip
AlbanianShapkë uji, Shapka e ujit
Arabicلشّنقب العادي, الشنقب رهيز, شنقب شائع, الشنقب, الجهلول العادي(الشنقب)
Armenian[Morakttsar ], Մորակտցար
AzerbaijaniAdi tənbəlcüllüt, adi bekas, Bekas, su tənbəlcüllütü, Qıjıç
Bashkirҡыр кәзәһе, урман тәкәһе, һаралйындар, саралйын, күк тәкәһе, һаралйыны, яландыр тәкәһе, һаралйын, саралдин
BasqueIstingor, Becadell comú, Istingor arrunta, Istingor arrunt
BelarusianБакас
Bengali঩াচত চযাগা, পাতি চ্যাগা
BretonAr gioc'h lann, Gioc'h, Gioc'h-lann
BulgarianСредна бекасина
Catalanbecadell comú, Cegall, Bequet
Chinese扇尾沙锥, [shan-wei sha-zhui], 扇尾沙錐, 扇尾鹬, [tian-yu], 田鷸
Chinese (Traditional)扇尾鷸, 田鷸〔扇尾沙錐〕, 田鷸, 扇尾沙錐
Chuvashшыв качаки, пĕке, пĕке шăхранĕ, пĕке шăхран, шур таки
CornishKyogh
Croatianšljuka kokošica
CzechBekasína otavní, bekasina otavní
DanishDobbeltbekkasin
DutchWatersnip
Esperantogalinago , Komuna galinago
EstonianTaevasikk, Tikutaja, tikutaja e. taevasikk
FaroeseMýrisnípa, Døggreyv
Finnishheinäkurppa, taivaanvuohi
FrenchBécassine des marais
FrisianWaarlamke
GalicianNarcexa común, Arceúcha común, Becadell comú, Becacina
Georgianჩიბუხა
GermanBekassine-gallinago, Bekassine
GreekΠικατσόνι, Μπεκατσίνι, Μπεκατσίvι, (Κοινό) Μπεκατσίνι
Hebrewחרטומית בצות, חרטומית ביצות
Hungariansárszalonka
IcelandicHrossagaukur
IndonesianBerkik ekor-kipas, Burung Berkik Ekor-kipas
IrishNaosach, Meath gabhar, Mionnán aeir, Naoscach
ItalianBeccaccino
Japaneseタシギ
Kazakhкәдімгі тауқұдірет, Тауқұдірет
Korean깍도요, 꺅도요
Latvianmērkaziņa, Dievāzītis, Piku kaza, Ķikāns, Pikaza, Ķiku kaza, Bekass, Pērkonkaza
Lithuanianpaprastasis perkūno oželis, Čekutis, Velnio oželis, Perkūno žirgelis, Perkuno oželis, Perkūno oželis
LuxembourgishBekassin, Bekassinn
MacedonianМочуришна (Ритска, обична бекасина, Барска) шлука
MalayBurung Berkek Ekor Kapas, Berkek Ekor Kapas
Malayalamവിശറിവാലന്‍  ചുണ്ടന്‍കാട, വിശറിവാലൻ ചുണ്ടൻകാട
MalteseBekkaċċ
ManxCoayr Heddagh, Coar heddagh, Coa r Heddagh, Coa y r Heddagh
Marathiसामान्य पाणलावा
Mongolianөнчин хараалж, Шөвгөн хараалж, өнчин цууцаль, хадны сараалжин
Nepaliपानी चाहा
Northern SamiMeahkástat
Norwegianenkeltbekkasin, Mekregauk
Norwegian NynorskEnkeltbekkasin
Persianپاشلک معمولی
Polishkszyk (bekas), (bekas) kszyk, kszyk, Bekas, bekas kszyk
PortugueseNarceja(-comum), narceja, narceja-comum
RomanianBecaţină comună, Becațină comună
Romanshbecassina da pali, Becassina da palì
RussianОбыкновенный бекас, Бекас обыкновенный, Бекас
SerbianБарска шлјука, bekasina, Барска бекасина, Barska šljuka, Барска шљука, Бекасина
Slovakmočiarnica mekotavá
Sloveniankozice, kozica, kožica
SpanishAgachadiza común, Becardón, Becacina común, Agachadiza Comun
SwahiliSululu
Swedishenkelbeckasin
Tajikмурғи лойхӯрак
TamilVisirivaal Ullan
Tatarчуллыгы, чуллык, чуллыклар
Thaiนกปากส้อมหางพัด, นกปากซ่อมหางพัด
TurkishТауқұдірет, Su çulluğu, Su Çulluşu, Bekasin, Suçulluğu, Bataklık çulluğu
Turkmenebek
UkrainianБекас, баранець звичайний, Баранець звичайний
Uzbekлойхўрак
VietnameseRẽ giun, Dẽ giun thường, Chim Rẽ giun, Chim Rẽ giun thường, Dẽ giun
WelshGïach cyffredin, Gîach gyffredin, Gïach, Ysniten, Gafr y gors, Ysniden, Gïach gyffredin, Dafad y gors, Gîach myniar