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Gallinago delicata (Wilson's Snipe)

Synonyms: Capella delicata; Capella gallinago delicata; Gallinago gallinago delicata; Gallinago wilsoni; Scolopax delicata

Wikipedia Abstract

Wilson's snipe (Gallinago delicata) is a small, stocky shorebird. The genus name gallinago is New Latin for a woodcock or snipe from Latin gallina, "hen" and the suffix -ago, "resembling". The specific delicata is Latin for "dainty".
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  109 grams
Birth Weight [1]  11 grams
Female Weight [3]  116 grams
Male Weight [3]  128 grams
Weight Dimorphism [3]  10.3 %
Breeding Habitat [2]  Wetlands
Wintering Geography [2]  Widespread
Wintering Habitat [2]  Freshwater marshes, Agricultural
Clutch Size [4]  3
Clutches / Year [1]  1
Fledging [1]  19 days
Global Population (2017 est.) [2]  2,000,000
Incubation [4]  19 days
Maximum Longevity [4]  12 years
Wing Span [4]  17 inches (.43 m)
Female Maturity [1]  1 year 3 months
Male Maturity [1]  1 year

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Aleutian Islands Biosphere Reserve 2720489 Alaska, United States    
Chippewa Nature Center   Michigan, United States    
Ciénaga de Zapata National Park 1606900 Cuba  
Crosswinds Marsh Nature Preserve 1050 Michigan, United States
Tawas Point State Park 183 Michigan, United States

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Cyclocoelum obscurum[5]

Range Map

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Partners in Flight Avian Conservation Assessment Database, version 2017. Accessed on January 2018.
♦ 3Nelson, AD and AC Martin. 1953. Gamebird weights. J. Wildl. Manage. 17:36-42
♦ 4del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 5Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0