Pin-tailed snipe
Gallinago stenura (Bonaparte, 1831)
The pin-tailed snipe (Gallinago stenura) is a species in the family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 101 g to 133 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the pin-tailed snipe
- Weight
- 101 g – 133 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 44 cm – 47 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the pin-tailed snipe?
Where does the pin-tailed snipe live?
Not recorded
What is the pin-tailed snipe?
The pin-tailed snipe or pintail snipe (Gallinago stenura) is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae, the sandpipers.
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Is the pin-tailed snipe endangered?
The pin-tailed snipe is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- 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 Least Concern species.
How is the pin-tailed snipe classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyScolopacidae
- genusGallinago
- SpeciesGallinago stenura (Bonaparte, 1831)
Synonyms Capella stenura, Gallinago biclavus, Gallinago heterura, Scolopax stenura
Other names and names in other languages (51)
- Pintail snipeEnglish
- Pintail snipeEnglish
- Pintail snipeEnglish
- شنقب رفيع الذيلArabic
- Иглоопашата бекасинаBulgarian
- Gioc'h lost begekBreton
- becadell cuapunxegutCatalan
- Ази йымынтӓгӓMari
- bekasina sibiřskáCzech
- gïach cynffonfainWelsh
- Sibirisk BekkasinDanish
- SpießbekassineGerman
- pintvosta galinagoEsperanto
- Agachadiza colirraraSpanish
- siberi neppEstonian
- پاشلک دم موییPersian
- suippopyrstökurppaFinnish
- Bécassine à queue pointueFrench
- Naoscach biorearrachIrish
- חרטומית חדת-זנבHebrew
- חרטומית חדת זנבHebrew
- hegyesfarkú sárszalonkaHungarian
- Berkik ekor-lidiIndonesian
- MóasnípaIcelandic
- Beccacino strenuoItalian
- Beccaccino stenuroItalian
- ハリオシギJapanese
- Азиялық тауқұдіретKazakh
- 바늘꼬리도요Korean
- rytinis perkūno oželisLithuanian
- adatastes mērkaziņaLatvian
- മുൾവാലൻ ചുണ്ടൻകാടMalayalam
- StekelstaartsnipDutch
- sibirbekkasinNorwegian
- bekas syberyjskiPolish
- narceja-siberianaPortuguese
- Азиатский бекасRussian
- ČohkabaðošmeahkástatNorthern Sami
- močiarnica širokochvostáSlovak
- ostrorepa kozicaSlovenian
- Sibirska šljukaSerbian
- sibirisk beckasinSwedish
- sibirbeckasinSwedish
- นกปากซ่อมหางเข็มThai
- Sibirya SuçulluğuTurkish
- баранець азійськийUkrainian
- 針尾沙錐Chinese
- 針尾田鷸Chinese
- 針尾鷸Chinese
- 針尾鷸〔針尾沙錐〕Chinese
- 针尾沙锥Chinese
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Relatives of the pin-tailed snipe
Other species in the same genus Gallinago.
Common snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Great snipe
Gallinago media
Solitary snipe
Gallinago solitaria
Swinhoe's snipe
Gallinago megala
Wilson's snipe
Gallinago delicata
Wood snipe
Gallinago nemoricola
ComparePin-tailed snipe vs Common snipePin-tailed snipe vs Great snipePin-tailed snipe vs Solitary snipePin-tailed snipe vs Swinhoe's snipe
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the pin-tailed snipe?
An adult pin-tailed snipe weighs 101 g – 133 g and has a wingspan of 44 cm – 47 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the pin-tailed snipe endangered?
The pin-tailed snipe is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the pin-tailed snipe?
The pin-tailed snipe (Gallinago stenura) 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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