• Synonyms Himalayan Snipe
  • Old latin name for bird Nemoricola nepalensis, Capella nemoricola

Wood Snipebird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Male, parades, © Fernand DEROUSSEN
    India
  • 2.
    Song, © Yong Ding Li
    China
  • 3.
    Song, © Sam Woods
    China
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Wood Snipe

  • Breeding region Oriental Region
  • Breeding subregion alpine meadows and scrub of subtropical Asian mts.: w Himalayas from Himachal Pradesh to e India and sc China
  • Non breeding region OR : to lower-elevation wetlands and woodlands; rare to Indian Pen. and n se Asia

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Bengaliবন চ্যাগা, ফন চযাগা
BretonGioc'h-koad
BulgarianНепалска бекасина
Catalanbecadell de l'Himàlaia, Becadell de l'Himalaia
Chinese林沙锥
Chinese (Traditional)林沙錐
Croatianhimalajska šljuka
Czechbekasina himálajská
DanishSkovbekkasin
DutchBossnip
EsperantoArbargalinago, Arbara galinago
Estonianhimaalaja nepp
Finnishhimalajankurppa
FrenchBécassine des bois
FrisianWâldsnip
GalicianNarcexa do Himalaia
GermanNepalbekassine
GreekΔασoμπεκάτσιvo
HungarianErdei sárszalonka, nepáli sárszalonka
IrishNaoscach choille
ItalianBeccacino dei boschi, Beccaccino dei boschi, Beccaccino boschereccio
Japaneseモリジシギ (森地鷸, モリジシギ
KazakhГималай жылқышысы
LatvianHimalaju mērkaziņa
Lithuanianmiškinis perkūno oželis, Miškinis oželis
MalayBurung Berkek Kayu
Malayalamകാട്ടുചുണ്ടൻകാട, കാട്ടുചുണ്ടന്‍കാട
Nepaliवन चाहा
Northern SamiHimalajameahkástat
Norwegianhimalayabekkasin
Norwegian NynorskHimalayabekkasin
Polishbekas himalajski
Portuguesenarceja-do-bosque, Narceja-do-mato
RomanianBecaţină de pădure
RussianГималайский дупель, Малайский дупель
Slovakmočiarnica horská, Močiarnica lesná
SlovenianGozdna kozica
SpanishAgachadiza del Himalaya
Swedishskogsbeckasin
TatarМалайя чуллыгы
Thaiนกปากส้อมพง, นกปากซ่อมพง
TurkishOrman Suçulluğu
Ukrainianбаранець гімалайський
VietnameseChim Rẽ giun lớn, Rẽ giun lớn, Chim Rẽ giun rừng
WelshGïach coed