The Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) is a small and stocky shorebird that inhabits marshes, bogs, tundra, and wet meadows throughout the Palearctic. As migratory birds, the birds that live in Europe move to southern and western Europe and Africa south to the Equator; birds that occupy Asia move to tropical southern Asia in the winter. They are well camouflaged with short, green-gray legs. The bill is dark and straight, and the body is mottled brown with straw-yellow stripes on top. They stay close to the ground and mainly eat insects, earthworms, and some plants.
The Common Snipe has a wingspan in the range of 15.75”-18.5” (40-47 cm) and total weight of .18-.4 lb (.08-.18 kg). The body of the Common Snipe has an overall length between 9.8”-11” (25-28 cm), body width of 2.6”-3” (6.5-7.5 cm), and standing height of roughly 4.7”-5.3” (12-13.5 cm). The typical lifespan of the Common Snipe is between 10-18 years.
The Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) is a small and stocky shorebird that inhabits marshes, bogs, tundra, and wet meadows throughout the Palearctic. As migratory birds, the birds that live in Europe move to southern and western Europe and Africa south to the Equator; birds that occupy Asia move to tropical southern Asia in the winter. They are well camouflaged with short, green-gray legs. The bill is dark and straight, and the body is mottled brown with straw-yellow stripes on top. They stay close to the ground and mainly eat insects, earthworms, and some plants.
The Common Snipe has a wingspan in the range of 15.75”-18.5” (40-47 cm) and total weight of .18-.4 lb (.08-.18 kg). The body of the Common Snipe has an overall length between 9.8”-11” (25-28 cm), body width of 2.6”-3” (6.5-7.5 cm), and standing height of roughly 4.7”-5.3” (12-13.5 cm). The typical lifespan of the Common Snipe is between 10-18 years.
