Pin-tailed Snipe

Gallinago stenura

The pin-tailed snipe or pintail snipe (Gallinago stenura) is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae, the sandpipers. This 25–27 cm long bird is similar to the longer-billed and longer-tailed common snipe. Adults have short greenish-grey legs and a long straight dark bill. The body is mottled brown on top, with cream lines down their back. They are pale underneath with a streaked buff breast and white belly. They have a dark stripe through the eye, with light stripes above and below it. Sexes are similar, and immatures differ only in minor plumage details. The wings are less pointed than common snipe, and lack the white trailing edge of that species. The shorter tail and flatter flight path when flushed also made flight separation from Common relatively easy. Male pin-tailed snipes often display in a group, with a loud repetitive tcheka song which has a crescendo of fizzing and buzzing sounds, and also whistling noises produced in flight by the pin-like outer tail feathers which give this species its English name. The normal call is a weak squik.
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Lucas Corneliussen
Friday 06 Jan 2023 - 4:02pm
Thailand
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Hemant Kirola
Saturday 10 Dec 2022 - 2:58pm
India
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Hemant Kirola
Thursday 08 Dec 2022 - 2:35pm
India
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Hemant Kirola
Wednesday 07 Dec 2022 - 2:41pm
India
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