Noble Snipe

This 30-32.5 cm long snipe has a stocky body and relatively short legs for a wader. Its upperparts, head and neck are streaked and patterned with dark brown and buff, and gold edges to the feathers form distinct lines down its back. The belly is white with brown barring on the flanks. The horn-coloured bill is very long and straight. The legs and feet are greyish-green. The sexes are similar, but females are longer billed; immature birds differ only in showing pale fringes on the wing coverts. The Noble Snipe has a clear melodious call.

The Noble Snipe is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Noble Snipe, Gallinago nobilis, is a small stocky wader. It breeds in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela above or just below the treeline. It is entirely sedentary. Description - This 30-32.5 cm long snipe has a stocky body and relatively short legs for a wader. Its upperparts, head and neck are streaked and patterned with dark brown and buff, and gold edges to the feathers form distinct lines down its back. More

The Noble Snipe has a clear melodious call. Andean Snipe occurs within the range of Noble Snipe, but has broad wings, a barred belly and dark underparts. Migrant Common and Magellan Snipe are smaller, have more pointed wings and white trailing edged to the wings. Behaviour The Noble Snipe is found high altitude wet grassland marshes and swamps from 2,700 - 4,200 m. More

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Three of the 8+ Noble Snipe Gallinago nobilis (plus 3 Wilson's Snipe G. More

The Noble Snipe is usually alone or in pairs, but is difficult to observe on the ground. It forages by pushing its long bill deep into the mud seeking insects and worms. Its cryptic plumage provides effective camouflage when the bird stands motionless amongst marsh vegetation. References - Hayman, Marchant and Prater, Shorebirds ISBN 0-873403-19-4 BirdLife International Didn't find what you were looking for. More

Noble Snipe Gallinago nobilis = Described by: Sclater, P. L. (1856) Alternate common name(s): Paramo Snipe Old scientific name(s): Capella nobilis Photographs near Manizales, Caldas, Colombia - Mar, 2006 More

Noble Snipe is more similar to Giant, but obviously smaller-bodied. Behaviour - Nests of the southern race have been found in Brazil in September and from November to early January. They are placed on a hillock between swamps, and 2-4 eggs are laid. No nests of the nominate subspecies have been found. More

Noble Snipe Gallinago nobilis = near Manizales, Caldas, Colombia - Mar, 2006 More

* Noble Snipe, Gallinago nobilis * Giant Snipe, Gallinago undulata * Fuegian Snipe, Gallinago stricklandii * Andean Snipe, Gallinago jamesoni * Imperial Snipe, Gallinago imperialis - A snipe hunt is a practical joke in which a victim is told they are going to hunt snipe in an area where they More

Noble Snipe Gallinago nobilis 2009 IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN): Least Concern Justification This species has a very large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence 30% decline over ten years or three generations). More

Noble Snipe The Noble Snipe, Gallinago nobilis, is a small stocky wader. It breeds in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela above or just below the treeline. It is entirely sedentary. See more at Wikipedia.org... More