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Wood Snipe

Gallinago nemoricola Hodgson, BH 1836

The wood snipe is a species of snipe which breeds in the Himalayas of northern India, Nepal, Bhutan and southern China. In winter, it occurs at lower altitudes in the Himalayas, as a regular visitor in small numbers to north Vietnam. it also occurs as a vagrant in central and southern India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, north Thailand and Laos. Source: Wikipedia

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

Original description

Citation:
  Hodgson, BH 1836

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London Part 4, no.37 p.8

Protonym:
  Gallinago nemoricola

Type locality:
  Nepal.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570733

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  34ABFEB72451FD91

Avibase ID:
  avibase-34ABFEB7

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/34ABFEB7

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176706


VULNERABLE

Geographic range:

  • Gallinago nemoricola: Breeds Himalayas and Tibet; winters in India and SE Asia
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Wood Snipe
Catalan:
Becadell de l'Himàlaia
Czech:
bekasina himálajská
Danish:
Skovbekkasin
German:
Nepalbekassine
Spanish:
Agachadiza del Himalaya
Spanish (Spain):
Agachadiza del Himalaya
Finnish:
himalajankurppa
French:
Bécassine des bois
Croatian:
himalajska šljuka
Hungarian:
nepáli sárszalonka
Italian:
Beccaccino boschereccio
Japanese (romaji):
morijishigi
Japanese:
モリジシギ
Lithuanian:
Miškinis perkūno oželis
Dutch:
Bossnip
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Himalayabekkasin
Norwegian:
Himalayabekkasin
Polish:
bekas himalajski
Portuguese:
Narceja-do-bosque
Portuguese (Portugal):
narceja-do-bosque
Russian:
Гималайский дупель
Slovak:
močiarnica horská
Swedish:
skogsbeckasin
Ukrainian:
Баранець гімалайський
Chinese:
林沙锥
Chinese (Traditional):
林沙錐

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Wood Snipe ( Gallinago nemoricola)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Wood Snipe ( Gallinago nemoricola)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Bécassine des bois ( Gallinago nemoricola)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Bécassine des bois ( Gallinago nemoricola)
Clements 1st edition:
Wood Snipe ( Capella nemoricola)
Clements, version 2021:
Wood Snipe ( Gallinago nemoricola)
Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Wood Snipe ( Gallinago nemoricola)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Wood Snipe ( Gallinago nemoricola)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Wood Snipe ( Gallinago nemoricola)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Wood Snipe ( Gallinago nemoricola)
Oriental Bird Club:
Wood Snipe ( Gallinago nemoricola)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Capella nemoricola
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Capella nemoricola
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Capella nemoricola
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Wood Snipe ( Gallinago nemoricola)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Wood Snipe ( Gallinago nemoricola)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Wood Snipe ( Gallinago nemoricola)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Wood Snipe ( Gallinago nemoricola)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Gallinago nemoricola
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Gallinago nemoricola

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bulgarian: Непалска бекасина
Bengali: ফন চযাগা , বন চ্যাগা
Bengali (transliteration): bana cyāgā
Breton: Gioc'h-koad
Catalan: Becadell de l'Himalaia, Becadell de l'Himàlaia
Czech: Bekasina himálajská
Welsh: Gïach coed
Danish: Skovbekkasin
German: Nepalbekassine
Greek: Δασoμπεκάτσιvo
English: Himalayan Snipe, Wood Snipe
English, HBW: Wood Snipe
English (IOC): Wood Snipe
English (United States): Wood Snipe
Esperanto: Arbara galinago, Arbargalinago
Spanish: Agachadiza del Himalaya
Spanish (Spain): Agachadiza del Himalaya
Spanish (HBW): Wood Snipe
Estonian: himaalaja nepp
Finnish: Himalajankurppa
French: Bécassine des bois
Frisian: Wâldsnip
Irish: Naoscach choille
Galician: Narcexa do Himalaia
Croatian: himalajska šljuka
Hungarian: Erdei sárszalonka, nepáli sárszalonka
Italian: Beccaccino boschereccio, Beccaccino dei boschi, Beccacino dei boschi
Japanese (romaji): mori ji-shigi, morijishigi
Japanese: モリジシギ, モリジシギ (森地鷸
Japanese (Kanji): 森地鴫
Kazakh: Гималай жылқышысы
Scientific: Capella nemoricola, Gallinago nemoricola, Nemoricola nepalensis
Lithuanian: Miškinis oželis, Miškinis perkūno oželis
Latvian: Himalaju mērkaziņa
Malayalam: കാട്ടുചുണ്ടൻകാട, കാട്ടുചുണ്ടന്‍കാട
Malay: Burung Berkek Kayu
Nepali: वन चाहा
Dutch: Bossnip
Norwegian Nynorsk: Himalayabekkasin
Norwegian: Himalayabekkasin
Polish: bekas himalajski
Pinyin: lín shā-zhuī
Portuguese: Narceja-do-bosque, Narceja-do-mato
Portuguese (Portugal): narceja-do-bosque
Rhaeto-Romance: Becassina da guaud
Romanian: Becaţină de pădure
Russian: Гималайский дупель, Малайский дупель
Northern Sami: Himalajameahkástat
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Wana Kaswatuwa
Slovak: močiarnica horská, Močiarnica lesná
Slovenian: Gozdna kozica
Swedish: Skogsbeckasin
Thai: นกปากซ่อมพง, นกปากส้อมพง
Thai (Transliteration): nók pàak-sô(a)am pʰoŋ, nók pàak-sôa(a)m pʰoŋ
Turkish: Orman suçulluğu
Tatar: Малайя чуллыгы
Ukrainian: Баранець гімалайський
Vietnamese: Chim Rẽ giun lớn, Chim Rẽ giun rừng, Rẽ giun lớn
Chinese: 林沙锥
Chinese (Traditional): 林沙錐

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