African Snipe
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0

Sandpipers and Allies

African Snipe

Gallinago nigripennis

LCLeast Concern
Family
Sandpipers and Allies (Scolopacidae)
Order
Charadriiformes

Overview

The African snipe (Gallinago nigripennis) also known as the Ethiopian snipe, is a small stocky wader. It breeds in eastern and southern Africa in wet mountain moorland and swamps at altitudes of 1,700–4,000 m (5,600–13,100 ft). When not breeding it disperses widely, including into coastal lowlands.

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Range and habitat

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.