Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 17,748
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Wilson's snipe is a small, stocky shorebird. The generic name Gallinago is Neo-Latin for a woodcock or snipe from Latin gallina, "hen" and the suffix -ago, "resembling". The specific name delicata is Latin for "dainty".
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Wilson's snipe”.