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Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
Genus: Gallinago
Scientific: Gallinago megala
Citation: Swinhoe, 1861
Reference: Ibis p.343
Protonym: Gallinago megala
Avibase ID: 9E66B47A3044536F
Short link: https://avibase.ca/9E66B47A
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176705
Geographic range:
Gallinago megala : Siberia; winters India to SE Asia, Philippines and n Australia
Source: Clements checklist
Saozneg - RU: Swinhoe's Snipe
Tchekeg: bekasina lesní
Alamaneg: Waldbekassine
daneg: Tajga-bekkasin
Spagnoleg: Agachadiza del Baikal
Finneg: siperiankurppa
Galleg: Bécassine de Swinhoe
Islandeg: Holtasnípa
Italianeg: Beccaccino di Swinhoe
Japaneg: chuujishigi
japaneg: チュウジシギ
Nederlandeg: Siberische Snip
Norvegeg: Bajkalbekkasin
Poloneg: bekas lesny
Portugaleg: Narceja de Swinhoe
Rusianeg: Лесной дупель
Sloveg: močiarnica bledá
Svedeg: tajgabeckasin
Sinaeg: 大沙锥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): 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 )
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 )
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 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 )
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 )
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 and Birdlife (Dec 2017): 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 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 )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala )
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 )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala )
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 )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala )
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 )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala )
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 )
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala )
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 )
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala )
Oriental Bird Club: Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala )
James Lee Peters: Capella megala
James Lee Peters (original): Capella megala
James Lee Peters (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 2nd edition (1996): Swinhoe's Snipe ( Gallinago megala )
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Gallinago megala
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Gallinago megala
Taxonomic status:
Species status:
full species
Other synonyms
bengaleg: সুইনহোর চ্যাগাKatalaneg: Becadell de Swinhoe, BequerudaValencian: BequerudaCebuano: pukTchekeg: Bekasina lesnídaneg: Tajgabekkasin, Tajga-bekkasin, TajgabekkeasinAlamaneg: Große Waldbekassine, WaldbekassineSaozneg - RU: Chinese Snipe, Marsh Snipe, Swinhoe's SnipeEnglish (IOC): Swinhoe's SnipeSpagnoleg: Agachadiza de Swinhoe, Agachadiza del BaikalSpanish (Spain): Agachadiza del BaikalSpanish (HBW): Agachadiza del BaikalEstoneg: taiganeppFinneg: SiperiankurppaGalleg: Bécassine de Swinhoegalizeg: Agachadeira, NarcexaHebreeg: חרטומית מזרחית, חרטומית סווינהוHungareg: tajgasárszalonkaindonezeg: Berkik RawaIslandeg: HoltasnípaItalianeg: Bécadèl, Beccaccino di Swinhoe, Beccacino di SwinhoeBrescian: BécadèlJapaneg: chū ji-shigi, Chu-jishigi, Chuji-shigi, chuujishigi, Chuuji-shigi, Сhuuji-shigijapaneg: チュウジシギJapanese (Kanji): 中地鴫, 中地鷸Kazakh: Орман тауқұдірет, ТауқұдіретKazakh (Transliteration): orman mañqısıKoreeg: 꺅도요사촌Korean (Transliteration): kkyak-doyo-sachonlatin: Capella megala, Gallinago megalalituaneg: Sibirinis perkūno oželis, Taiginis oželislatveg: taigas mērkaziņamalayalam: സ്വിൻഹൊ ചുണ്ടൻകാടmongolieg: Шугуйн хараалжMongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠰᠢᠭᠣᠢ ᠵᠢᠨ ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠭᠠᠯᠵᠢMongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Том цууцаль, Шугуйн хараалжMongolian (Transliteration): shuguiŋ kharaalj, tom tsuutsal'malayzeg: Berkek Tiruk, Burung Berkek Tirok, Burung Berkek Tiruk, Burung Berkik RawaNederlandeg: Siberische snipNorvegeg: BajkalbekkasinNorvegeg: Baikalbekkasin, Bajkalbekkasin, TaigabekkasinPoloneg: Bekas leśna, bekas lesny, bekas leśnyPinyin: běi yù, dà shā-zhuī, zhōng dì-yùPortugaleg: Narceja de Swinhoe, narceja-de-swinhoePortuguese (Portugal): Narceja-de-swinhoeRusianeg: Дупель лесной, Лесной дупельSloveg: Močiarnica bledáSlovenieg: jenisejska kozicaSerbeg: Svinhouova šljukaSvedeg: Taigabeckasin, tajgabeckasinThai: นกปากซ่อมสวินโฮ, นกปากส้อมสวินโฮThai (Transliteration): nók pàak-sô(a)am sa-wĭn-hoo, nók pàak-sôa(a)m sa-wĭn-hooTurkeg: Baykal Suçulluğu, Орман маңқысыTuvinian: Аърга дылбыйы, Достак-чаакUkrainiek: Баранець лісовийVenetian: BecanotoSinaeg: [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