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''Gallinago'' is a genus of birds in the wader family Scolopacidae, containing 17 species. This genus contains the majority of the world's snipe species, the other two extant genera being ''Coenocorypha'', with two species, and ''Lymnocryptes'', the jack snipe. Morphologically, they are all similar, with a very long slender bill and cryptic plumage. Most have distinctive displays, usually given at dawn or dusk. They search for invertebrates in the mud with a "sewing-machine" action of their long bills. ==Species in taxonomic order== * Solitary snipe, ''Gallinago solitaria'' * Latham's snipe, ''Gallinago hardwickii'' * Wood snipe, ''Gallinago nemoricola'' * Pin-tailed snipe, ''Gallinago stenura'' * Swinhoe's snipe, ''Gallinago megala'' * African snipe, ''Gallinago nigripennis'' * Madagascar snipe, ''Gallinago macrodactyla'' * Great snipe, ''Gallinago media'' * Common snipe, ''Gallinago gallinago'' * Wilson's snipe, ''Gallinago delicata'' * South American snipe, ''Gallinago paraguaiae'' * Puna snipe, ''Gallinago andina'' * Noble snipe, ''Gallinago nobilis'' * Giant snipe, ''Gallinago undulata'' * Fuegian snipe, ''Gallinago stricklandii'' * Andean snipe, ''Gallinago jamesoni'' * Imperial snipe, ''Gallinago imperialis'' Fossil bones of some undescribed ''Gallinago'' species most similar to the great snipe have been recovered in Late Miocene or Early Pliocene deposits (c. 5 mya) of Lee Creek Mine, USA. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gallinago」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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