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Wilson's Snipe - (Gallinago delicata) Audio
Identification
- Medium-sized, stocky shorebird
- Generally brown above, white below
- Striped head and down back
- Very long bill, short legs
- 10.5" (27 cm.)
Habitat
- Sedge meadows
- Shallow marsh
Additional Information
- Common migrant, fairly common
summer resident - Sometimes found in winter along
open spring streams - Flushes with a rapid, zigzag flight
- Spring courtship ritual of "winnowing", a
sound made with the tail feathers during flight
Comparable Species | ![Wilson's Snipe (photo by Dave Freriks) Close up of a Wilson's Snipe struting along the ground](/Images/Birds/WilsonSnipe_500_Freriks.jpg)
![Wilson's Snipe (photo by Dan Jackson) Wilson's Snipe hiding among the wetland vegetation](/Images/Birds/WilsonSnipe_500_Jackson.jpg)
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