Gallinago

Gallinago is a genus of birds in the wader family Scolopacidae. These snipe are all similar, with a very long slender bill and cryptic plumage. Most have distinctive displays, usually given at dawn or dusk. They search for invertebrates in the mud with a "sewing-machine" action of their long bills.

Species in taxonomic order

Solitary Snipe, Gallinago solitaria
Latham's Snipe, Gallinago hardwickii
Wood Snipe, Gallinago nemoricola
Pintail Snipe, Gallinago stenura
Swinhoe's Snipe, Gallinago megala
African Snipe, Gallinago nigripennis
Madagascar Snipe, Gallinago macrodactyla
Great Snipe, Gallinago media
Common Snipe, Gallinago gallinago
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata
South American Snipe, Gallinago paraguaiae
Noble Snipe, Gallinago nobilis
Giant Snipe, Gallinago undulata
Fuegian Snipe, Gallinago stricklandii
Andean Snipe, Gallinago jamesoni
Imperial Snipe, Gallinago imperialis

Fossil bones of some undescribed Gallinago species most similar to the Great Snipe have been recovered in Late Miocene or Early Pliocene deposits (c. 5 mya) of Lee Creek Mine, USA.

Translation

The word "Gallinago" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Breton, Spanish, French, Italian.

Translation(s) in other languages: German: Bekassinen, Finnish: Kurpat (suku), Russian: Бекасы, Vietnamese: Chi Dẽ giun.