Latham's Snipe
Gallinago hardwickii
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 1,378
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
Description
Latham's snipe (Gallinago hardwickii), also Japanese snipe is a medium-sized, long-billed, migratory snipe of the East Asian–Australasian Flyway. The origin of the bird's common name is not clear. John Latham was a well-known English physician and ornithologist in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and had a great interest in Australasian birds. However, he had no apparent connection with the snipe named after him.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Latham's snipe”.