Solitary snipe – Gallinago solitaria – is a small resident/migratory Asian shorebird of Type – wader, Family Scolopacidae and Order Charadriiformes. it is found as resident from central Asia to Kamchatka, there is a limited summer breeding range N of the Sea of Okhotsk and the population winters further S in Asia. The AWB Region lies outside of its normal range but it is found as Accidental in KSA.
Type - wader - nest hidden in dense vegetation, Summer Habitat - mountain bogs and river valleys above the treeline, Winter Habitat - marshes and swamps at lower elevations, Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae Genus: Gallinago Species - Gallinago solitaria Solitary snipe - Species - ebird.org Solitary snipe - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Solitary snipe - Card - oiseaux-birds.com Solitary snipe - Database - avibase Solitary snipe - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org Additional Material... Solitary snipe - Images - google.com Solitary snipe - Video - youtube.com Solitary snipe - Datazone - birdlife.org