Solitary Snipe
Gallinago solitariaHodgson, BH, 1831
English (US) Solitary Snipe
The Solitary Snipe (Gallinago solitaria) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies) in the order Charadriiformes.
- Scientific name
- Gallinago solitaria
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Solitary Snipe
- Described by
- Hodgson, BH, 1831
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Gallinago solitaria solitaria
- Gallinago solitaria japonica
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Hodgson, BH, 1831
- Type locality
- Nepal.
- Original description
- Gleanings in Science 3 p.238
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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