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Common Snipe![]() Size: 25-27 cm; wing span 44-47 cm Weight: 80-140 g (up to 180 g pre-migration) |
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Photos |
Race "gallinago"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Near-frontal view of a Common Snipe foraging in shallow water
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, Coruche, Santarem, Portugal, December 2017]
Near-frontal view of a Common Snipe
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Malkinia, Masovia, Poland, July 2019]
Near-frontal view of a Common Snipe
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Malkinia, Masovia, Poland, July 2019]
Near-lateral view of a Common Snipe foraging in shallow water
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Malkinia, Masovia, Poland, July 2019]
Near-lateral view of a Common Snipe
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, November 2013]
Lateral view of a Common Snipe
(photo courtesy of G. Normand)
[20 km North of Lille, Hauts-de-France, France, November 2020]
Lateral view of a Common Snipe
(photo courtesy of G. Normand)
[Grand Voyeux, Seine et Marne, France, September 2021]
Lateral view of a Common Snipe
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, December 2013]
Lateral view of a Common Snipe
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Malkinia, Masovia, Poland, July 2019]
Lateral view of a Common Snipe foraging in shallow water
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, Coruche, Santarem, Portugal, December 2017]
Lateral view of a Common Snipe
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, December 2013]
Lateral view of a Common Snipe
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, December 2013]
Pair of Common Snipes on the bank of a river
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Malkinia, Masovia, Poland, July 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a Common Snipe
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, December 2013]
Comparison of a Common Snipe with a
Common Sandpiper
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Malkinia, Masovia, Poland, July 2019]
Comparison of a Common Snipe with a
Green Sandpiper
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, Coruche, Santarem, Portugal, March 2019]
Covey of Common Snipes in flight, showing their upperwings
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Montargil, Alentejo, Portugal, November 2014]
Covey of Common Snipes in flight, showing their underwings
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Montargil, Alentejo, Portugal, November 2014]
Near-dorsal view of a Common Snipe in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, Coruche, Santarem, Portugal, January 2018]
Dorsal view of a Common Snipe in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, January 2019]
Race "faeroeensis"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Lateral view of a Common Snipe in shallow water
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Titchfield Haven National Nature Reserve, Fareham, Hampshire,
England, September 2019]
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Behaviour |
Common Snipes making use of their excellent camouflage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Montargil, Alentejo, Portugal, January 2018]
Common Snipes making use of their excellent camouflage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2018]
Common Snipes making use of their excellent camouflage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2018]
Common Snipe hiding from the observer
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Embalse de Arrocampo, Caceres, Extremadura, Spain, December 2019]
Common Snipes resting by the water's edge
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Morraceira island, Figueira da Foz, Mondego estuary, Portugal, February 2023]
During the winter months Common Snipes can congregate in significant numbers
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Montargil dam, Ponte de Sor, Evora, Portugal, October 2021]
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Food, Diet |
Common Snipe with its prey
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Malkinia, Masovia, Poland, July 2019]
Common Snipes move their prey up with quick jerks
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Malkinia, Masovia, Poland, July 2019]
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
comsnip_jp_20201016.m4a |
gallinago (Portugal) |
Contact calls(?) | © JP |
More Common Snipe sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.