Great Snipe

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The Great Snipe is a very rare migrant in Western Europe. The Woodcock, Common Snipe and Great Snipe are hard to distinguish from each other. The Great Snipe's bill is the shortest of the three.

Wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallinago_media

Map:

http://eol.org/pages/1049586/maps

Scientific name:

Gallinago media

Presence in western Europe:

Extremely rare

More information

Size:

Blackbird

Birdtype:

waders

Main colour:

Light brown,

Dark brown

Beak colour:

Brown

Beak shape:

Thin and long

Eyestripe:

Yellow,

Light brown

Crown colour:

Dark brown

Breast colour:

Light brown

Belly colour:

White

Throat colour:

Light brown

Pattern:

Spotted

Rump colour:

Light brown

Upperwing colour:

Dark brown

Underwing colour:

Grey

Wing stripe colour:

White

Wing shape:

Pointed

Leg colour:

Green

Leg shape:

Stiltlong

Tail colour:

Light brown

Tail shape:

Square short