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Latham's snipe, Gallinago hardwickii
Subject: Latham's snipe, Gallinago hardwickii
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Latham's snipe, Gallinago hardwickii


Description Latham's Snipe taken in Victoria, Australia
Date 24 December 2005
Source Own work
Author Jason Girvan
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Latham%27s_snipe.jpg

Latham's snipe, Gallinago hardwickii, also known as the Japanese snipe, is a medium-sized, long-billed, migratory snipe of the East Asian–Australasian Flyway. It is identifiable as a Gallinago snipe by its cryptically-patterned black, brown, buff and white plumage, but is not easily distinguished from Swinhoe's snipe and pin-tailed snipe in the field, though it is slightly larger. Order: Charadriiformes, Suborder: Scolopaci, Family: Scolopacidae, Genus: Gallinago, Species: Gallinago hardwickii (J.E.Gray, 1831).

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Latham’s Snipe (Gallinago hardwickii)
French: Bécassine du Japon German: Japanbekassine Spanish: Agachadiza japonesa
Other common names: Japanese Snipe
Taxonomy: Scolopax Hardwickii J. E. Gray, 1831, Tasmania.
Monotypic.
Distribution:
E Primorskiy, S Sakhalin and S Kuril Is S to Hokkaido and N & C Honshu, and possibly Kyushu (S Japan). Winters in E Australia and Tasmania; perhaps also small numbers in New Guinea.

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