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Wilson's snipe
Species of bird / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Wilson's phalarope.
Wilson's snipe (Gallinago delicata) is a small, stocky shorebird.[2] The generic name Gallinago is Neo-Latin for a woodcock or snipe from Latin gallina, "hen" and the suffix -ago, "resembling". The specific name delicata is Latin for "dainty".[3]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Scolopacidae |
Genus: | Gallinago |
Species: | G. delicata |
Binomial name | |
Gallinago delicata (Ord, 1825) | |
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Synonyms | |
Gallinago gallinago delicata Ord, 1825 |
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This species was considered to be a subspecies of the common snipe (G. gallinago) until 2003 when it was given its own species status, though not all authorities recognized this immediately.[4] Wilson's snipe differs from the latter species in having a narrower white trailing edge to the wings, and eight pairs of tail feathers instead of the typical seven of the common snipe.[5] Its common name commemorates the American ornithologist Alexander Wilson.