The great snipe is a small stocky wader in the genus Gallinago. This bird's breeding habitat is marshes and wet meadows with short vegetation in north-eastern Europe, including north-western Russia. Great snipes are migratory, wintering in Africa. The European breeding population is in steep decline.
Great snipe
In flight
Engraving from Naumann, 1905
Egg of Gallinago media
Gallinago is a genus of birds in the wader family Scolopacidae, containing 18 species.
Gallinago