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Common Snipe / Gallinago gallinago

Common Snipe bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsEuropean Snipe, Fantail Snipe, Palearctic Common Snipe, Eurasian Snipe, Snipe
Old latin name for birdGallinago uniclavata, Scolopax picta, Scolopax brehmii, Scolopax gallinago, Gallinago scolopacinus, Capella gallinago, Gallinago japonica, Scolopax delamottei, Scolopax gallinaria, Gallinago media, Gallinago scolopacina, Scolopax pygmaea, Gallinago latipennis, Gallinago burka, Gallinago sakhalina, Gallinago caspia, Scolopax saturata, Gallinago nilotica, Scolopax peregrina
OrderShorebirds / Charadriiformes
FamilySandpipers, Snipes / Scolopacidae
GenusGallinago
Breeding regionEurasia
Breeding subregionwidespread low Arctic to temperate wetlands of Palearctic: Iceland to British Is., 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 regions Europe, AF, OR : temperate to tropical wetlands of Eastern Hemisphere mainly n of Equator: British Is. 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 bird sounds *

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    Song, © Albert Lastukhin
    Russian Federation
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    Song, © Albert Lastukhin
    Russian Federation
  • 3.
    Display flight, © Eetu Paljakka
    Finland
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    Display flight, song, © Eetu Paljakka
    Finland
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    Drumming, flight call, male, © Stein Ø. Nilsen
    Norway
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    Flight call, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
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    Flight call, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
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    Display, song, © Eetu Paljakka
    Finland
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    Flight call, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
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    Display flight, song, © Eetu Paljakka
    Finland
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Magellanic Snipe
Madagascar Snipe
Fuegian Snipe
Great Snipe
Solitary Snipe
Pin-tailed Snipe
Jameson's Snipe
African Snipe
Latham's Snipe
All related species (17)

Where to see Common Snipe

Common Snipe subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Gallinago gallinago faeroeensisIceland, Faroe, Orkney and Shetland is.British Is.No
Gallinago gallinago gallinagoc, n Europe and Asiato w Europe, Africa, Indonesian Arch. and JapanNo

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AbkhazianаЦаблы
AfrikaansEnkelsnip
AlbanianShapkë uji, Shapka e ujit
Arabicشنقب شائع, لشّنقب العادي, الشنقب, الجهلول العادي(الشنقب), الشنقب رهيز
Armenian[Morakttsar ], Մորակտցար
Azerbaijaniadi bekas, su tənbəlcüllütü, Qıjıç, Adi tənbəlcüllüt, Bekas
Bashkirсаралдин, һаралйыны, яландыр тәкәһе, ҡыр кәзәһе, күк тәкәһе, һаралйын, урман тәкәһе, һаралйындар, саралйын
BasqueIstingor arrunt, Istingor, Becadell comú, Istingor arrunta
BelarusianБакас
Bengaliপাতি চ্যাগা, ঩াচত চযাগা
BretonAr gioc'h lann, Gioc'h, Gioc'h-lann
BulgarianСредна бекасина
CatalanCegall, Bequet, becadell comú
Chinese扇尾鹬, 田鷸, 扇尾沙錐, [tian-yu], [shan-wei sha-zhui], 扇尾沙锥
Chinese (Traditional)扇尾沙錐, 田鷸〔扇尾沙錐〕, 扇尾鷸, 田鷸
Chuvashшыв качаки, пĕке шăхран, шур таки, пĕке, пĕке шăхранĕ
CornishKyogh
Croatianšljuka kokošica
CzechBekasína otavní, bekasina otavní
DanishDobbeltbekkasin
DutchWatersnip
EsperantoKomuna galinago, galinago
EstonianTikutaja, tikutaja e. taevasikk, Taevasikk
FaroeseMýrisnípa, Døggreyv
Finnishtaivaanvuohi, heinäkurppa
FrenchBécassine des marais
FrisianWaarlamke
GalicianBecadell comú, Narcexa común, Arceúcha común, Becacina
Georgianჩიბუხა
GermanBekassine-gallinago, Bekassine
GreekΜπεκατσίνι, Μπεκατσίvι, Πικατσόνι, (Κοινό) Μπεκατσίνι
Hebrewחרטומית ביצות, חרטומית בצות
Hungariansárszalonka
IcelandicHrossagaukur
IndonesianBerkik ekor-kipas, Burung Berkik Ekor-kipas
IrishMeath gabhar, Mionnán aeir, Naoscach, Naosach
ItalianBeccaccino
Japaneseタシギ
KazakhТауқұдірет, кәдімгі тауқұдірет
Korean꺅도요, 깍도요
LatvianPērkonkaza, Ķiku kaza, mērkaziņa, Dievāzītis, mērkaziņa, pērkoņkaza, Piku kaza, Ķikāns, Pikaza, Bekass
LithuanianPerkūno žirgelis, paprastasis perkūno oželis, Čekutis, Velnio oželis, Perkūno oželis, Perkuno oželis
LuxembourgishBekassin, Bekassinn
MacedonianМочуришна (Ритска, Барска) шлука, обична бекасина
MalayBerkek Ekor Kapas, Burung Berkek Ekor Kapas
Malayalamവിശറിവാലന്‍  ചുണ്ടന്‍കാട, വിശറിവാലൻ ചുണ്ടൻകാട
MalteseBekkaċċ
ManxCoa r Heddagh, Coar heddagh, Coayr Heddagh, Coa y r Heddagh
Marathiसामान्य पाणलावा
Mongolianхадны сараалжин, өнчин хараалж, өнчин цууцаль, Шөвгөн хараалж
Nepaliपानी चाहा
Northern SamiMeahkástat
NorwegianEnkeltbekkasin, Mekregauk, enkeltbekkasin
Norwegian NynorskEnkeltbekkasin
Persianپاشلک معمولی
Polishkszyk (bekas), kszyk, (bekas) kszyk, bekas kszyk, Bekas
Portuguesenarceja-comum, Narceja(-comum), narceja-eurasiática, narceja
RomanianBecațină comună, Becaţină comună
Romanshbecassina da pali, Becassina da palì
RussianБекас обыкновенный, Обыкновенный бекас, Бекас
Serbianbekasina, Барска бекасина, Barska šljuka, Бекасина, Барска шљука, Барска шлјука
Slovakmočiarnica mekotavá
Sloveniankožica, kozice, kozica
SpanishAgachadiza común, Becardón, Becacina común, Agachadiza Comun
SwahiliSululu
Swedishenkelbeckasin
Tajikмурғи лойхӯрак
TamilVisirivaal Ullan
Tatarчуллык, чуллыгы, чуллыклар
Thaiนกปากส้อมหางพัด, นกปากซ่อมหางพัด
TurkishSu Çulluşu, Suçulluğu, Bekasin, Su çulluğu, Тауқұдірет, Bataklık çulluğu
Turkmenebek
Ukrainianбаранець звичайний, Баранець звичайний , Бекас
Uzbekлойхўрак
VietnameseDẽ giun thường, Chim Rẽ giun thường, Chim Rẽ giun, Rẽ giun, Dẽ giun
WelshGïach, Gafr y gors, Ysniden, Gîach gyffredin, Gïach cyffredin, Gïach gyffredin, Dafad y gors, Gîach myniar, Ysniten