Giant Snipe
Gallinago undulata(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) Giant Snipe
The Giant Snipe (Gallinago undulata) 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 undulata
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Giant Snipe
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Gallinago undulata undulata
- Gallinago undulata gigantea
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Scolopax undulata
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- Cayenne, ex Daubenton, pi. 895.
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.54
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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