Solitary snipe
Gallinago solitaria Hodgson, 1831
The solitary snipe (Gallinago solitaria) is a species in the family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 139 g to 142.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the solitary snipe
- Weight
- 139 g – 142.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 51 cm – 56 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 solitary snipe?
Where does the solitary snipe live?
Not recorded
What is the solitary snipe?
The solitary snipe (Gallinago solitaria) is a stocky wader. It is found in the Palearctic from northeast Iran to Korea and Japan.
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Is the solitary snipe endangered?
The solitary 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. What the categories mean.
How is the solitary snipe classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyScolopacidae
- genusGallinago
- SpeciesGallinago solitaria Hodgson, 1831
Synonyms Capella solitaria
Other names and names in other languages (42)
- شنقب منعزلArabic
- Тибетска бекасинаBulgarian
- Планинска бекасинаBulgarian
- Gioc'h digenvezBreton
- becadell solitariCatalan
- bekasina horskáCzech
- gïach unigWelsh
- BjergbekkasinDanish
- BergbekassineGerman
- EinsiedlerbekassineGerman
- soleca galinagoEsperanto
- Agachadiza solitariaSpanish
- mägineppEstonian
- پاشلک تک زیPersian
- vuorikurppaFinnish
- Bécassine solitaireFrench
- Naoscach aonairIrish
- planinska šljukaCroatian
- tibeti sárszalonkaHungarian
- Beccacino solitarioItalian
- Beccaccino solitarioItalian
- アオシギJapanese
- Тау маңқысыKazakh
- 청도요Korean
- kalninis perkūno oželisLithuanian
- kalnu mērkaziņaLatvian
- Өнчин хараалжMongolian
- भार्का चाहाNepali
- BergsnipDutch
- fjellbekkasinNorwegian
- bekas górskiPolish
- کلا سنائپWestern Panjabi
- narceja-solitáriaPortuguese
- Горный дупельRussian
- močiarnica samotárskaSlovak
- bergbeckasinSwedish
- Yalnız bataklık çulluğuTurkish
- Kehribar Göğüslü SuçulluğuTurkish
- баранець-самітникUkrainian
- 孤沙錐Chinese
- 孤沙锥Chinese
- 孤田鷸Chinese
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Relatives of the solitary snipe
Other species in the same genus Gallinago.
Common snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Great snipe
Gallinago media
Pin-tailed snipe
Gallinago stenura
Swinhoe's snipe
Gallinago megala
Wilson's snipe
Gallinago delicata
Wood snipe
Gallinago nemoricola
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the solitary snipe?
An adult solitary snipe weighs 139 g – 142.5 g and has a wingspan of 51 cm – 56 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the solitary snipe endangered?
The solitary 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 solitary snipe?
The solitary snipe (Gallinago solitaria) 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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