Swinhoe's Snipe
A species of Typical Snipes and Woodcock-snipes Scientific name : Gallinago megala Genus : Typical Snipes and Woodcock-snipes
Swinhoe's Snipe, A species of Typical Snipes and Woodcock-snipes
Botanical name: Gallinago megala
Genus: Typical Snipes and Woodcock-snipes
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Description
Swinhoe's snipe, Gallinago megala, also known as forest snipe or Chinese snipe, is a medium-sized (length 27–29 cm, wingspan 38–44 cm, weight 120 gm), long-billed, migratory wader. The common name commemorates the British naturalist Robert Swinhoe who first described the species in 1861. 
Size
29 cm
Feeding Habits
Swinhoe's Snipe primarily feeds on small invertebrates, such as earthworms, mollusks, and insects, using its specialized bill to probe soft soils and mudflats during foraging.
Habitat
Swinhoe's Snipe's primary habitat consists of forest glades and meadows during the breeding season, often preferring drier and more enclosed sites than its relative, the Common Snipe. It frequents in or around the edges of deciduous or mixed open woodland, river valleys, and grassy areas near marshes and streams. While non-breeding, swinhoe's Snipe is typically found in shallow freshwater wetlands, including marshy areas, paddy fields, and sewage farms with bare mud or shallow water. It also inhabits alpine meadows at the treeline and can be found up to elevations of 3000 m in Bhutan and 3700 m in New Guinea. Swinhoe's Snipe often forages among hummocks or on mudflats around seepage areas.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Distribution Area
It breeds mainly in central and southern Siberia and Mongolia. The entire population migrates and spends the non-breeding season principally in eastern and southern India, Sri Lanka, south-eastern China, South-East Asia and New Guinea. It has been recorded on migration in eastern China and occasionally in Japan. Records in Australia are mainly from the Top End of the Northern Territory and from north-western Western Australia.
Species Status
Because of wide range and no evidence of significant population decline, the species is assessed as being of least concern.
Scientific Classification
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