Solitary Snipe
Gallinago solitaria
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Sandpipers and Allies (Scolopacidae)
- Order
- Charadriiformes
Overview
The solitary snipe (Gallinago solitaria) is a stocky wader. It is found in the Palearctic from northeast Iran to Korea and Japan.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Solitary 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.
