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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Order
CHARADRIIFORMES
Family
Sandpipers, Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
Code 4
COSN
Code 6
GALGAN
ITIS
HEAD
Bill Shape:
Dagger
Eye Color:
Dark brown
Head pattern:
Striped, Eyering
Crown Color:
Pale brown and brown longitudinal stripes.
Forehead Color:
Brown
Nape Color:
Brown
Throat Color:
Brown
Cere color:
No Data
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BODY
Length Range:
27 cm (10.5 in)
Weight:
128 g (4.5 oz)
Size:
Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary:
Brown
Underparts:
Pale brown and brown sides and breast; white belly.
Upperparts:
Pale brown, brown and black.
Back Pattern:
Barred or banded, Striped or streaked
Belly Pattern:
Solid
Breast Pattern:
Barred or banded, Striped or streaked
FLIGHT
Flight Pattern:
When startled from ground will leap up with dashing erratic flight and drop to ground again quickly. Courtship flight has fairly shallow quivering wingbeats.
Wingspan Range:
39-45 cm (15.4-17.7 in)
Wing Shape:
Pointed-Wings
Tail shape:
Rounded Tail
Tail Pattern:
Barred
Upper Tail:
Brown
Under Tail:
Brown
Leg Color:
Yellow-green
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Parts of a Standing bird
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Head Feathers and Markings
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Parts of a Flying bird
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