Latham’s Snipe
Gallinago hardwickii
- Family
- Sandpipers and Allies (Scolopacidae)
- Order
- Charadriiformes
Overview
Latham's snipe (Gallinago hardwickii), also Japanese snipe is a medium-sized, long-billed, migratory snipe of the East Asian–Australasian Flyway. The origin of the bird's common name is not clear. John Latham was a well-known English physician and ornithologist in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and had a great interest in Australasian birds. However, he had no apparent connection with the snipe named after him.
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Range and habitat
Breeds meadows and fields of eastern Amurland and southern Sakhalin (southeastern Russia) southward through Honshu (central Japan); winters freshwater wetlands of eastern Australia including Tasmania.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Latham's snipe
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
