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  • Synonyms Double Snipe, Greater Snipe
  • Old latin name for bird Capella media, Scolopax montagui, Scolopax paludosa, Scolopax major, Gallinago major, Scolopax media, Scolopax risoria, Scolopax palustris

Great Snipebird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Håkan Johansson
    Sweden
  • 2.
    Song, © Tero Linjama
    Finland
  • 3.
    Male, song, © Jarek Matusiak
    Poland
  • 4.
    Lekking display male, © Elias A. Ryberg
    Norway
  • 5.
    Male, song, © Terje Kolaas
    Norway
  • 6.
    Male, song, © Terje Kolaas
    Norway
  • 7.
    Male, song, © Terje Kolaas
    Norway
  • 8.
    Lekking display male, © Elias A. Ryberg
    Norway
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Great Snipe

  • Breeding region Eurasia
  • Breeding subregion subarctic to temperate meadows of nw Palearctic: w, n Scandinavia and e Poland through w Russia to Yenisei River (w Siberia)
  • Non breeding region AF : wet grassland of tropical and subtropical Sub-Saharan Africa

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansDubbelsnip
AlbanianShapka e madhe e ujit
Arabicشنقب كبير, الشنقب الكبير رهيز, الشنقب الكبير
ArmenianԿրկնակտցար, [Krknakttsar ]
Azerbaijaniböyük su tənbəlcüllütü, Böyük tənbəlcüllüt, ortaboy tənbəlcüllüt, Tənbəl bekas
Bashkirзырҡыуыты, зырҡыуыт, зырҡыуыттар, зырҡыуат
BasqueBecadell gros, Istingor handia, Istingor handi
BelarusianДубальт
Bengaliফড় চযাগা
BretonGioc'h lost gwenn, Ar gioc'h lost gwenn
BulgarianГоляма бекасина
Catalanbecadell reial, Cegall reial, Becadell gros
Chinese斑腹沙锥
Chinese (Traditional)大沙錐
Chuvashвăрман кăвакалĕ, шыв вăкăрĕ, шыв вăкри, вĕтел, лачака чăххи, шыв вăкăри
Croatianšljuka livadarka
Czechbekasina větší, Bekasina vetší, Bekasína větší, bekasina vìtší
DanishTredækker
DutchPoelsnip
Esperantogranda galinago
Estonianrohunepp
FaroeseTrírondut snípa
Finnishheinäkurppa
FrenchBécassine double
FrisianDûbele snip
GalicianBecacina real, Arceúcha real, Becadell gros, Narcexa real
Georgianგოჭა, დიდი ჩიბუხა
GermanDoppelschnepfe
GreekΔιπλοπικάτσονο, Διπλoμπεκάτσιvo, Διπλομπεκάτσινο
Hebrewחרטומית בינונית
Hungariannagy sárszalonka
IcelandicHeiðasnípa
IrishNaoscach Mhór
ItalianCroccolone
Japaneseヨアロッパジシギ, ヨーロッパジシギ
KazakhМањқы, маңқы
Latvian(ķikuts), ķikuts, Kuitals
LithuanianDubeltas, paprastasis stulgys, Stulgys
LuxembourgishDuebel Bekassinn, Duebel Bekassin
Macedonianголема бекасина, Голема бекасина, Шлука ливадарка
MalteseBekkaċċ ta' Mejju, Bekkacc ta' Mejju
ManxCoar heddagh vooar
MongolianОноот хараалж
Northern SamiSáhcomeahkástat, Stuorrameahkástat
Norwegiandobbeltbekkasin
Norwegian NynorskDobbeltbekkasin
Persianپاشلک بزرگ
PolishBubelt, dubelt, bekas dubelt, (bekas) dubelt
Portuguesenarceja real, narceja-real
RomanianBecațină mare, Becaţină mare
RomanshBecassina media, becassina dubla
RussianДупель обыкновенный, Dupel, Дупель
SerbianШлјука ливадарка, Шљука ливадарка, Šljuka livadarka
Slovakmočiarnica tichá, Močiarnica lúčna
Sloveniancoketa, čoketa
SpanishAgachadiza real
SwahiliSululu Mkubwa
Swedishdubbelbeckasin
Tatarзур чуллык , урман үрдәге
TurkishBüyük Su Çulluşu, Büyük Bataklık çulluğu, Büyük Suçulluğu, Büyük su çulluğu
Turkmenjeňňel uly ebegi, jeňňel ördegi, uly jeňňel ebegi
UkrainianДупель, баранець великий, Баранець великий
Uzbekдупель-лойхўраги, дупел
WelshGïach mawr, Ciach fawr, Gïach fawr