Gallinago gallinago — Overview

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Least Concern (LC)

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The Common Snipe, Gallinago gallinago, is found throughout North America, Eurasia, South America and Africa. They spend winters in the more temperate climates of northern South America and central Africa (Peterson, 1961: Burton and Burton, 1970)

 

Biogeographic Regions: Nearctic; Nearctic :: Native; Palearctic; Palearctic :: Native; Ethiopian; Ethiopian :: Native; Neotropical; Neotropical :: Native

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