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Swinhoe's Snipe
Gallinago megala Swinhoe, R 1861
Swinhoe's snipe, Gallinago megala, also known as forest snipe or Chinese snipe, is a medium-sized, long-billed, migratory wader. Source: Wikipedia
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Charadriiformes
Family:
Scolopacidae
Genus:
Gallinago
Scientific:
Gallinago megala
Classification
Order:Charadriiformes
Family:
Scolopacidae
Genus:
Gallinago
Scientific:
Gallinago megala
Original description
Citation:
Swinhoe, R 1861
Reference:
Ibis
Protonym:
Gallinago megala
Type locality:
Between Takoo and -^^ Peking, China.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8618875
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
9E66B47A3044536F
Avibase ID:
avibase-9E66B47A
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/9E66B47A
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176705
Geographic range:
- Gallinago megala: Siberia; winters India to southeastern Asia, Philippines, and northern Australia
Source: Clements checklist
Swinhoe's Snipe
Catalan:
Becadell de Swinhoe
Czech:
bekasina lesní
Danish:
Tajga-bekkasin
German:
Waldbekassine
Spanish:
Agachadiza del Baikal
Spanish (Spain):
Agachadiza del Baikal
Finnish:
siperiankurppa
French:
Bécassine de Swinhoe
Croatian:
bajkalska šljuka
Hungarian:
tajgasárszalonka
Icelandic:
Holtasnípa
Italian:
Beccaccino di Swinhoe
Japanese (romaji):
chuujishigi
Japanese:
チュウジシギ
Lithuanian:
Sibirinis perkūno oželis
Dutch:
Siberische Snip
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Bajkalbekkasin
Norwegian:
Bajkalbekkasin
Polish:
bekas leśny
Portuguese:
narceja-de-swinhoe
Portuguese (Portugal):
Narceja-de-swinhoe
Russian:
Лесной дупель
Slovak:
močiarnica bledá
Serbian:
Svinhouova šljuka
Swedish:
tajgabeckasin
Ukrainian:
Баранець лісовий
Chinese:
大沙锥
Chinese (Traditional):
中地鷸
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Bécassine de Swinhoe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Bécassine de Swinhoe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Clements 1st edition: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Capella megala) |
| Clements, version 2021: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Clements, version 2022: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Clements, version 2023: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Clements, version 2024: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Clements 4th edition: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Clements 6th edition: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Clements, version 2015: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Clements, version 2016: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Clements, version 2017: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Clements, version 2018: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Clements, version 2019: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| eBird version 1.50: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| eBird version 1.52: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| eBird version 1.53: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| eBird version 1.54: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| eBird version 1.55: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| eBird version 2015: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| eBird version 2016: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| eBird version 2017: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| eBird version 2018: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| eBird version 2019: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| eBird version 2021: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| eBird version 2022: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| eBird version 2023: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| eBird version 2024: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Oriental Bird Club: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Capella megala |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Capella megala |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Capella megala |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Gallinago megala |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Gallinago megala |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Taigasnip
Bashkir: урман зырҡыуыты
Belarusian: Лясны бакас
Bulgarian: Горска бекасина
Bengali: সুইনহোর চ্যাগা, ুিআনমায চযাগা
Bengali (transliteration): su'inahōra cyāgā
Breton: Gioc'h Swinhoe
Catalan: Becadell de Swinhoe, Bequeruda
Valencian: Bequeruda
Cebuano: puk
Czech: Bekasina lesní
Welsh: Gïach Swinhoe
Danish: Tajgabekkasin, Tajga-bekkasin, Tajgabekkeasin
German: Große Waldbekassine, Waldbekassine
Greek: Μπεκατσίνι της Σιβηρίας, Ταϊγoμπεκάτσιvo
English: Chinese Snipe, Marsh Snipe, Swinhoe's Snipe
English, HBW: Swinhoe's Snipe
English (IOC): Swinhoe's Snipe
English (United States): Swinhoe's Snipe
Esperanto: Pinglovosta galinago
Spanish: Agachadiza de Swinhoe, Agachadiza del Baikal
Spanish (Spain): Agachadiza del Baikal
Spanish (HBW): Agachadiza del Baikal
Estonian: taiganepp
Finnish: Siperiankurppa
French: Bécassine de Swinhoe
Frisian: Taigasnip
Irish: Naoscach meigeála
Galician: Agachadeira, Narcexa, Narcexa de Swinhoe
Hebrew: חרטומית מזרחית, חרטומית סווינהו, חרטומית סיבירית
Croatian: bajkalska šljuka
Hungarian: Tajga sárszalonka, tajgasárszalonka
Indonesian: Berkik Rawa
Icelandic: Holtasnípa
Italian: Bécadèl, Beccaccino di Swinhoe, Beccacino di Swinhoe
Brescian: Bécadèl
Japanese (romaji): chū ji-shigi, Chu-jishigi, Chuji-shigi, chuujishigi, Chuuji-shigi, Сhuuji-shigi
Japanese: チュウジシギ
Japanese (Kanji): 中地鴫, 中地鷸
Mongolian, Halh: замбын хараалж
Kazakh: орман маңқысы, Орман тауқұдірет, орман тауқұдіреті, Тауқұдірет
Kazakh (Transliteration): orman mañqısı
Korean: 꺅도요사촌
Korean (Transliteration): kkyak-doyo-sachon
Kirghiz: токой эчкимаарагы
Scientific: Capella megala, Gallinago australis [!] oweni, Gallinago australis oweni, Gallinago dubia, Gallinago megala
Lithuanian: Sibirinis perkūno oželis, Taiginis oželis
Latvian: taigas mērkaziņa
Macedonian: Гигантска бекасина
Malayalam: സ്വിൻഹൊ ചുണ്ടൻകാട
Mongolian: замбын хараалж, согсор цууцаль, Шугуйн хараалж
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠰᠢᠭᠣᠢ ᠵᠢᠨ ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠭᠠᠯᠵᠢ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Том цууцаль, Шугуйн хараалж
Mongolian (Transliteration): shuguiŋ kharaalj, tom tsuutsal'
Malay: Berkek Tiruk, Burung Berkek Tirok, Burung Berkek Tiruk, Burung Berkik Rawa
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): замбын хараалж, согсор цууцаль
Dutch: Siberische snip
Norwegian Nynorsk: Bajkalbekkasin
Norwegian: Baikalbekkasin, Bajkalbekkasin, Taigabekkasin
Polish: Bekas leśna, bekas lesny, bekas leśny
Pinyin: běi yù, dà shā-zhuī, zhōng dì-yù
Portuguese: Narceja de Swinhoe, narceja-de-swinhoe
Portuguese (Portugal): Narceja-de-swinhoe
Rhaeto-Romance: Becassina da Swinhoe
Romanian: Becaţină de Baikal
Russian: Дупель лесной, Лесной дупель
Northern Sami: Sibirjjámeahkástat
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Swainhoo Kaswatuwa
Slovak: Močiarnica bledá
Slovenian: jenisejska kozica
Serbian: Svinhouova šljuka
Swedish: Taigabeckasin, tajgabeckasin
Thai: นกปากซ่อมสวินโฮ, นกปากส้อมสวินโฮ
Thai (Transliteration): nók pàak-sô(a)am sa-wĭn-hoo, nók pàak-sôa(a)m sa-wĭn-hoo
Turkish: Baykal Suçulluğu, Орман маңқысы
Tatar: урман чуллыгы
Tuvinian: Аърга дылбыйы, Достак-чаак
Ukrainian: Баранець лісовий
Uzbek: ўрмон дупели
Venetian: Becanoto
Chinese: [bei yu], [da sha-zhui], [zhong di-yu], 中地鷸, 北鹬, 大沙錐, 大沙锥
Chinese (Traditional): 中地鷸, 中地鷸〔中田鷸，大沙錐〕, 北鷸, 大沙錐
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 中地鷸
Chinese (Taiwan): [zhong di-yu], 中地鷸, 中地鹬
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