Latham's snipe
Gallinago hardwickii (J. E. Gray, 1831)
The latham's snipe (Gallinago hardwickii) is a species in the family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 145.5 g to 160.4 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
Quick facts about the latham's snipe
- Weight
- 145.5 g – 160.4 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 48 cm – 54 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- human_modifiedsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
How big is the latham's snipe?
Where does the latham's snipe live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The latham's snipe is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the latham's snipe?
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.
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Is the latham's snipe endangered?
The latham's snipe is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.
How is the latham's snipe classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyScolopacidae
- genusGallinago
- SpeciesGallinago hardwickii (J. E. Gray, 1831)
Synonyms Capella hardwickii, Scolopax hardwickii
Other names and names in other languages (46)
- Japanese snipeEnglish
- Japanese snipeEnglish
- Latham’s snipeEnglish
- Latham’s snipeEnglish
- Latham’s snipeEnglish
- شنقب لثامArabic
- Gioc'h JapanBreton
- becadell del JapóCatalan
- Япони йымынтӓгӓMari
- bekasina japonskáCzech
- gïach JapanWelsh
- Japansk BekkasinDanish
- JapanbekassineGerman
- Japan-BekassineGerman
- Japana galinagoEsperanto
- japania galinagoEsperanto
- Agachadiza japonesaSpanish
- jaapani neppEstonian
- پاشلک ژاپنیPersian
- japaninkurppaFinnish
- Bécassine du JaponFrench
- Naoscach SheapánachIrish
- japanska šljukaCroatian
- Latham-sárszalonkaHungarian
- Berkik jepangIndonesian
- Beccaccino di LathamItalian
- Beccacino giapponeseItalian
- オオジシギJapanese
- 큰꺅도요Korean
- japoninis perkūno oželisLithuanian
- Japānas mērkaziņaLatvian
- Japanse snipDutch
- japanbekkasinNorwegian
- bekas japońskiPolish
- narceja-grandePortuguese
- narceja-japonesaPortuguese
- Японский бекасRussian
- močiarnica japonskáSlovak
- Latamova šljukaSerbian
- japansk beckasinSwedish
- Japon SuçulluğuTurkish
- баранець японськийUkrainian
- 大地鷸Chinese
- 大地鷸〔澳南沙錐，大田鷸〕Chinese
- 大田鷸Chinese
- 拉氏沙锥Chinese
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Relatives of the latham's snipe
Other species in the same genus Gallinago.
Common snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Great snipe
Gallinago media
Pin-tailed snipe
Gallinago stenura
Solitary snipe
Gallinago solitaria
Swinhoe's snipe
Gallinago megala
Wilson's snipe
Gallinago delicata
CompareLatham's snipe vs Common snipeLatham's snipe vs Great snipeLatham's snipe vs Pin-tailed snipeLatham's snipe vs Solitary snipe
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the latham's snipe?
An adult latham's snipe weighs 145.5 g – 160.4 g and has a wingspan of 48 cm – 54 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the latham's snipe live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the latham's snipe for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the latham's snipe endangered?
The latham's snipe is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the latham's snipe?
The latham's snipe (Gallinago hardwickii) belongs to the family Scolopacidae in the order Charadriiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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