Birds of Indian Sub-continent

Wood Snipe

Family : Scolopacidae: Sandpipers, Stints, Snipes, Godwits & Curlews
Scientific Name : Gallinago nemoricola
Description

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Green-grey legs and a long straight dark bill. Mottled brown body on top, cream lines down the back. Pale underneath, streaked buff breast and white belly. Dark stripe through the eye, light stripes above and below it. Sexes are similar. 25-27 cm.

 

Habitat

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Damp marshes and tundra.

 

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