African snipe / Afrikanische Schnepfe (Gallinago nigripennis)

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Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Gallinago (Gallinago); Family Shorebirds (Scolopacidae)
General: The African snipe (Gallinago nigripennis) also known as the Ethiopian snipe, is a small stocky wader. It breeds in eastern and southern Africa in wet mountain moorland and swamps at altitudes of 1,700–4,000 m (5,600–13,100 ft). When not breeding it disperses widely, including into coastal lowlands. [more]