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Common or Wilson's Snipe

Gallinago [gallinago or delicata] (= Gallinago gallinago) (Linnaeus, C 1758)




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Classification
Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Scolopacidae
Genus:
   Gallinago
Scientific:
  Gallinago gallinago


Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.147

Protonym:
  Scolopax Gallinago

Type locality:
  Europe, restricted type locality, Sweden.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/166/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  20CF9548B69643E5

Avibase ID:
  avibase-20CF9548

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/20CF9548


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176700

Geographic range:

  • Gallinago gallinago: breeds low Arctic to temperate wetlands of Palearctic from Iceland to British Isles, Scandinavia, France, and Azores (northern Macaronesia) east through northern Russia to central Chukotskiy Peninsula, Kamchatka, Sea of Okhotsk, and Commander Islands (southeastern Russia); in south to northern Kazakhstan, eastern Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan, Kashmir (northwestern Himalayas), northern Mongolia, and northeastern China; winters temperate to tropical wetlands mainly north of Equator from British Isles to southern Europe, Macaronesia, northern Africa, west-central to east-central Africa, Middle East, central to southern Asia, eastern China, Taiwan, Korean Peninsula, central and southern Japan, Philippines, and Greater Sundas
  • Gallinago gallinago gallinago: northern Palearctic and Aleutians; winters to Africa, India, and Indonesia
  • Gallinago gallinago faeroeensis: Iceland, Faroe, Orkney, and Shetland islands; winters in British Islands
  • Gallinago delicata: Aleutian Islands and Alaska to southern USA; winters to northern South America
English:
Common or Wilson's Snipe
Catalan:
Becadell comú/de Wilson
Czech:
bekasina otavní/severoamerická
Danish:
Amerikansk Bekkasin/Dobbeltbekkasin
German:
Bekassine/Wilsonbekassine
Spanish:
Agachadiza Común/de Wilson
Spanish (Spain):
Agachadiza común/de Wilson
French:
Bécassine des marais ou B. de Wilson
Hungarian:
Sárszalonka/Amerikai sárszalonka
Icelandic:
Hrossagaukur/flóasnípa
Japanese (romaji):
amerikatashigi/tashigi
Japanese:
タシギ/アメリカタシギ
Dutch:
Watersnip/Amerikaanse Watersnip
Norwegian:
enkeltbekkasin/indianerbekkasin
Polish:
kszyk/bekas amerykański
Portuguese (Portugal):
narceja-comum/narceja-de-wilson
Russian:
Бекас/Американский бекас
Slovak:
močiarnica mekotavá/krátkokrídla
Serbian:
Barska šljuka/američka barska šljuka
Swedish:
enkelbeckasin/wilsonbeckasin
Chinese:
扇尾沙锥/美洲沙锥
Chinese (Traditional):
扇尾沙锥/美洲沙锥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.):
European Snipe ( Capella gallinago)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.):
European Snipe ( Capella gallinago)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.):
European Snipe ( Capella gallinago)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.):
European Snipe ( Capella gallinago)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.):
European Snipe ( Capella gallinago)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.):
European Snipe ( Capella gallinago)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.):
European Snipe ( Capella gallinago)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.):
European Snipe ( Capella gallinago)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.):
European Snipe ( Capella gallinago)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.):
European Snipe ( Capella gallinago)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.):
European Snipe ( Capella gallinago)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.):
European Snipe ( Capella gallinago)
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957):
Common Snipe ( Capella gallinago)
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.):
Common Snipe ( Capella gallinago)
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.):
Common Snipe ( Capella gallinago)
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.):
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Common or Wilson's Snipe ( Gallinago [gallinago or delicata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Common or Wilson's Snipe ( Gallinago [gallinago or delicata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Common or Wilson's Snipe ( Gallinago [gallinago or delicata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Common or Wilson's Snipe ( Gallinago [gallinago or delicata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Common or Wilson's Snipe ( Gallinago [gallinago or delicata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Common or Wilson's Snipe ( Gallinago [gallinago or delicata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Common or Wilson's Snipe ( Gallinago [gallinago or delicata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Common or Wilson's Snipe ( Gallinago [gallinago or delicata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Common or Wilson's Snipe ( Gallinago [gallinago or delicata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Common or Wilson's Snipe ( Gallinago [gallinago or delicata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Common or Wilson's Snipe ( Gallinago [gallinago or delicata])
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Bécassine des marais ( Gallinago gallinago) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Common Snipe ( Capella gallinago)
Clements 3rd edition:
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Wilson's/Common Snipe ( Gallinago delicata/gallinago)
eBird version 1.52:
Wilson's/Common Snipe ( Gallinago delicata/gallinago)
eBird version 1.53:
Wilson's/Common Snipe ( Gallinago delicata/gallinago)
eBird version 1.54:
Wilson's/Common Snipe ( Gallinago delicata/gallinago)
eBird version 1.55:
Wilson's/Common Snipe ( Gallinago delicata/gallinago)
eBird version 2015:
Wilson's/Common Snipe ( Gallinago delicata/gallinago)
eBird version 2016:
Wilson's/Common Snipe ( Gallinago delicata/gallinago)
eBird version 2017:
Common/Wilson's Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago/delicata)
eBird version 2018:
Common/Wilson's Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago/delicata)
eBird version 2019:
Common/Wilson's Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago/delicata)
eBird version 2021:
Common/Wilson's Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago/delicata)
eBird version 2022:
Common/Wilson's Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago/delicata)
eBird version 2023:
Common/Wilson's Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago/delicata)
eBird version 2024:
Common/Wilson's Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago/delicata)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago)
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Gallinago gallinago [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Gallinago [gallinago, delicata or paraguaiae]

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Arabic: الجهلول العادي(الشنقب), الشنقب, الشنقب رهيز, لشّنقب العادي
Asturian: Gacha, Gacha común/de Wilson
Azerbaijani: Bekas, Qıjıç
Belarusian: Бакас
Bulgarian: Средна / Американска бекасина, Средна бекасина
Bengali: পাতি চ্যাগা
Breton: Ar gioc'h lann, Gioc'h
Catalan: Becadell comú, Becadell comú/de Wilson, Bequet, Cegall
Catalan (Balears): Cegall
Valencian: Bequet
Czech: Bekasina otavní, Bekasína otavní, bekasina otavní/severoamerická
Welsh: Dafad y gors, Gafr y gors, Gïach, Gîach gyffredin, Gïach gyffredin, Gîach myniar, Ysniden, Ysniten
Danish: Amerikansk Bekkasin/Dobbeltbekkasin, Dobbeltbekkasin
German: Bekassine, Bekassine/Wilsonbekassine, Bekassine-gallinago, Sumpfschnepfe
Greek: (Κοινό) Μπεκατσίνι, Μπεκατσίνι
Greek (Cypriot): Πικατσόνι
Emiliano-romagnolo: Cavartén
English: American Snipe, Common or Wilson's Snipe, Common Snipe, Common/Wilson's Snipe, European Common Snipe, European Snipe, Fantail Snipe, Snipe, Wilson's Snipe, Wilson's/Common Snipe
English, HBW: Common/Wilson's Snipe
English (IOC): Wilson's/Common Snipe
English (United States): Common/Wilson's Snipe
Esperanto: galinago
Spanish: Agachadiza Común, Agachadiza Común/de Wilson, Agachona Común, Agchona Común, Becacina común, Becardón, Guineíta
Spanish (Argentine): Becasina Común
Spanish (Costa Rica): Becacina común
Spanish (Cuba): Becasina
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Guineíta
Spanish (Spain): Agachadiza Común/de Wilson
Spanish (HBW): Common/Wilson's Snipe
Spanish (Mexico): Agachona Común, Agachona Común/Norteamericana, Agchona Común
Spanish (Nicaragua): Agachadiza Común
Estonian: taevasikk, Tikutaja, tikutaja (taevasikk)
Basque: Becadell comú, Istingor, Istingor arrunta
Finnish: heinäkurppa, Taivaanvuohi
Faroese: Døggreyv, Mýrisnípa
French: Bécassine de Wilson, Bécassine de Wilson ou B. des marais, Bécassine des marais, Bécassine des marais ou B. de Wilson, Bécassine ordinaire
Frisian: Waarlamke
Irish: Meath gabhar, Mionnán aeir, Naosach, Naoscach
Gaelic: Budagochd, Croman Loin, Gabhar-Adeir, Naosg
Galician: Becacina, becacina común, Becadell comú
Manx: Coa r Heddagh, Coa y r Heddagh, Coar heddagh, Coayr Heddagh
Hebrew: חרטומית ביצות, חרטומית בצות
Croatian: Šljuka Kokošica
Hungarian: Sárszalonka, Sárszalonka/Amerikai sárszalonka
Armenian: [Morakttsar ], Մորակտցար
Indonesian: Berkik Ekor-kipas, Burung Berkik Ekor-kipas
Icelandic: Hrossagaukur, Hrossagaukur/flóasnípa
Italian: Beccaccino, Beccaccino comune
Japanese (romaji): amerikatashigi/tashigi, tashigi, Ta-shigi
Japanese: アメリカタシギ/タシギ, タシギ, タシギ/アメリカタシギ
Japanese (Kanji): 田鴫, 田鷸
Georgian: ჩიბუხა
Khakas: Таарғай
Kazakh: Тауқұдірет
Kazakh (Transliteration): tawqudiret
Korean: 깍도요, 꺅도요
Korean (Transliteration): kkyak-doyo
Cornish: Kyogh
Scientific: Capella gallinago, Gallinago [gallinago or delicata], Gallinago delicata/gallinago, Gallinago gallinago, Gallinago gallinago gallinago, Gallinago gallinago/delicata, Gallinago gallinao, Scolopax Gallinago
Luxembourgish: Bekassinn
Lithuanian: Čekutis, Perkuno oželis, Perkūno oželis, Perkūno žirgelis, Velnio oželis
Latvian: Bekass, Dievāzītis, Ķikāns, Ķiku kaza, Mērkaziņa, Pērkonkaza, Pikaza, Piku kaza
Macedonian: Барска) шлука, Мочуришна (Ритска
Malayalam: വിശറിവാലന്‍  ചുണ്ടന്‍കാട
Mongolian: Шөвгөн хараалж
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠰᠢᠪᠦᠭᠡᠨ ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠭᠠᠯᠵᠢ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Дэвүүрт хараалж, Дэвүүрт цууцаль
Mongolian (Transliteration): devüürt kharaalj, devüürt tsuutsal', shövgöŋ kharaalj
Malay: Berkek Ekor Kapas, Burung Berkek Ekor Kapas
Maltese: Bekkacc, Bekkaċċ
Nepali: पानी चाहा
Dutch: Amerikaanse Watersnip/Watersnip, Watersnip, Watersnip/Amerikaanse Watersnip
Norwegian: Enkeltbekkasin, enkeltbekkasin/indianerbekkasin, Mekregauk
Polish: Bekas, bekas kszyk, kszyk, kszyk (bekas), kszyk/bekas amerykański
Pinyin: shàn-wěi shā-zhuī, shàn-wěi yù, shuǐ-zhā, tián-yù
Portuguese: narceja, Narceja-comum
Portuguese (Brazil): narceja
Portuguese (Portugal): Narceja/Narceja-de-wilson, narceja-comum/narceja-de-wilson
Romansh: Becassina da palì
Romanian: Becațină comună
Russian: Bekas, Бекас, Бекас обыкновенный, Бекас/Американский бекас, Обыкновенный бекас
Scots: An meannan-adhair, Budagochd, Croman loin, Gabhar-adheir, Naosg
Northern Sami: Meahkástat
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Podu Kaswatuwa
Slovak: Močiarnica mekotavá, močiarnica mekotavá/krátkokrídla
Slovenian: kozica, kozice
Albanian: Shapka e ujit, Shapkë uji
Serbian: Barska šljuka, Barska šljuka/američka barska šljuka, Barska/Vilsonova šljuka, bekasina, Барска бекасина, Барска шлјука, Барска шљука, Бекасина
Swedish: Enkelbeckasin, enkelbeckasin/wilsonbeckasin
Swahili: Sululu
Tamil: Visirivaal Ullan
Thai: นกปากซ่อมหางพัด, นกปากส้อมหางพัด
Thai (Transliteration): nók pàak-sô(a)am hăaŋ-pʰát, nók pàak-sôa(a)m hăaŋ-pʰát
Turkish: Bataklık çulluğu, Bekasin, Su çulluğu, Su Çulluşu, Suçulluğu, Suçulluğu/Wilson suçulluğu, Тауқұдірет
Tuvinian: Баалаар-дылбый, дыспый, Хураган дэг эдер дылбый
Ukrainian: Баранець звичайний , Бекас
Vietnamese: Chim Rẽ giun, Chim Rẽ giun thường, Dẽ giun, Dẽ giun thường, Rẽ giun
Chinese: [shan-wei sha-zhui], [tian-yu], 扇尾沙錐, 扇尾沙锥, 扇尾沙锥/美洲沙锥, 扇尾鹬, 田鷸
Chinese (Traditional): 扇尾沙錐, 扇尾沙锥/美洲沙锥, 扇尾鷸
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 田鷸
Chinese (Taiwan): [tian-yu], 田鷸, 田鹬

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