Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Summary 6
Wilson's snipe (Gallinago delicata) is a small, stocky shorebird. The genus name gallinago is New Latin for a woodcock or snipe from Latin gallina, "hen" and the suffix -ago, "resembling". The specific delicata is Latin for "dainty".
Presence at Rosewood 7
Months Present: October-July
Seen on Surveys: April-May, September
"Months Present" obtained from Lahontan Audubon Society at https://www.nevadaaudubon.org/birds-in-town.html
Details 8
Description: long bill and short legs. Brown plumage with lots of stripes on head and back with bars on the side. 10 in head to tail.
Found in park: unknown
Habitat: marshes, wet meadows, banks of rivers, shrubby stream sides
Status: uncommon
Description 9
Adults are 23–28 cm (9.1–11.0 in) in length with a 39–45 cm (15–18 in) wingspan. Weight ranges from 2.8–5.2 oz (79–147 g). They have short greenish-grey legs and a very long straight dark bill. The body is mottled brown on top and pale underneath. They have a dark stripe through the eye, with light stripes above and below it. The wings are pointed.
Sources and Credits
- (c) bwood708, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by bwood708
- (c) Gregory "Slobirdr" Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/slobirdr/11635736575/
- (c) Bridget Spencer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Bridget Spencer
- (c) gregslak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by gregslak
- (c) Jamie Chavez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/20709090@N00/2080298689
- Adapted by Hayden Wright from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallinago_delicata
- (c) Hayden Wright, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
- Adapted by Hayden Wright from a work by (c) elmaddi, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/631428
- Adapted by Hayden Wright from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson's_snipe
