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Latham's Snipe

Gallinago hardwickii (Gray, JE 1831)

Latham's snipe, also known as the Japanese snipe, is a medium-sized, long-billed, migratory snipe of the East Asian–Australasian Flyway. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (Gray, JE 1831)

Reference:
   Zool. Miscell. (J.E. Gray) 1 p.16

Protonym:
  Scolopax Hardwickii

Type locality:
  Tasmania.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49831402

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  C9B4E3D558B1FDC8

Avibase ID:
  avibase-C9B4E3D5

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/C9B4E3D5

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176701


NEAR THREATENED

Geographic range:

  • Gallinago hardwickii: Sakhalin and Japan; winters eastern Australia including Tasmania, and New Guinea
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Latham's Snipe
Catalan:
Becadell del Japó
Czech:
bekasina japonská
Danish:
Japansk Bekkasin
German:
Japanbekassine
Spanish:
Agachadiza Japonesa
Spanish (Spain):
Agachadiza Japonesa
Finnish:
japaninkurppa
French:
Bécassine du Japon
Croatian:
japanska šljuka
Hungarian:
Latham-sárszalonka
Icelandic:
Mosasnípa
Italian:
Beccaccino di Latham
Japanese (romaji):
oojishigi
Japanese:
オオジシギ
Lithuanian:
Japoninis perkūno oželis
Dutch:
Japanse Snip
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Japanbekkasin
Norwegian:
Japanbekkasin
Polish:
bekas japoński
Portuguese:
Narceja-grande
Portuguese (Portugal):
narceja-japonesa
Russian:
Японский бекас
Slovak:
močiarnica japonská
Serbian:
Latamova šljuka
Swedish:
japansk beckasin
Ukrainian:
Баранець японський
Chinese:
澳南沙锥
Chinese (Traditional):
大地鷸

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Latham's Snipe ( Gallinago hardwickii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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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):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Latham's Snipe ( Gallinago hardwickii)
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Latham's Snipe ( Gallinago hardwickii)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Bécassine du Japon ( Gallinago hardwickii)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Bécassine du Japon ( Gallinago hardwickii)
Clements 1st edition:
Japanese Snipe ( Capella hardwickii)
Clements, version 2021:
Latham's Snipe ( Gallinago hardwickii)
Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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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. 2005 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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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Japanese Snipe ( Gallinago hardwickii)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Japanese Snipe ( Gallinago hardwickii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Latham's Snipe ( Gallinago hardwickii)
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):
Latham's Snipe ( Gallinago hardwickii)
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 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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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Japanese Snipe ( Gallinago hardwickii)
Oriental Bird Club:
Latham's Snipe ( Gallinago hardwickii)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Capella hardwickii
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Capella hardwickii
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Capella hardwickii
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Latham's Snipe ( Gallinago hardwickii)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Latham's Snipe ( Gallinago hardwickii)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Latham's Snipe ( Gallinago hardwickii)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Gallinago hardwickii
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Gallinago hardwickii

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: Yapon bekası
Belarusian: Японскі бакас
Bulgarian: Японска бекасина
Bengali: রযাথামভয চযাগা
Bengali (transliteration): lyāthāmēra cyāgā*
Breton: Gioc'h Japan
Catalan: Becadell del Japó
Czech: Bekasina japonská
Welsh: Gïach Japan
Danish: Japansk Bekkasin
German: Japanbekassine, Kreischbekassine
English: Australian Snipe, Japanese Snipe, Latham's Snipe
English, HBW: Latham's Snipe
English (IOC): Latham's Snipe
English (United States): Latham's Snipe
Esperanto: Japana galinago, Lathama galinago
Spanish: Agachadiza Japonesa
Spanish (Spain): Agachadiza Japonesa
Spanish (HBW): Latham's Snipe
Estonian: jaapani nepp
Finnish: Japaninkurppa
French: Bécassine du Japon
Frisian: Japanske snip
Irish: Naoscach Sheapánach
Galician: Narcexa xaponesa
Croatian: japanska šljuka
Hungarian: Latham-sárszalonka
Indonesian: Berkik Jepang
Icelandic: Mosasnípa
Italian: Beccaccino di Latham, Beccacino giapponese
Japanese (romaji): kaminari-shigi, ō ji-shigi, Oh-jishigi, Oji-shigi, oojishigi, Ouji-shigi
Japanese: オオジシギ, カミナリシギ
Japanese (Kanji): 大地鴫, 大地鷸, 雷鴫, 雷鷸
Kazakh: жапон тауқұдыреті
Korean: 큰꺅도요
Korean (Transliteration): keun-kkyak-doyo
Kirghiz: япон эчки маарагы
Scientific: Capella hardwickii, Gallinago hardwickii, Scolopax Hardwickii
Lithuanian: Japoninis perkūno oželis
Latvian: Japānas mērkaziņa
Dutch: Japanse Snip
Norwegian Nynorsk: Japanbekkasin
Norwegian: Japanbekkasin
Polish: bekas japonski, bekas japoński
Pinyin: ào nán shā-zhuī, dà dì-yù
Portuguese: Narceja-grande
Portuguese (Portugal): narceja-japonesa
Rhaeto-Romance: Becassina giapunaisa
Romanian: Becaţină japoneză
Russian: Бекас японский, Японский бекас
Northern Sami: Japánameahkástat
Slovak: močiarnica japonská
Slovenian: Japonska kozica
Serbian: Latamova šljuka
Swedish: Japansk beckasin
Turkish: Japon suçulluğu
Tatar: Япония чуллыгы
Ukrainian: Баранець японський
Chinese: 大地鷸, 澳南沙锥
Chinese (Traditional): 大地鷸, 大地鷸〔澳南沙錐，大田鷸〕, 澳南沙錐
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 大地鷸
Chinese (Taiwan): 大地鹬

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