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Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)

Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)
Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)

About Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Pelicans
  • Family: Sandpipers and Allies

Wilson's snipe is a small, stocky shorebird. The generic name Gallinago is Neo-Latin for a woodcock or snipe from Latin gallina, "hen" and the suffix -ago, "resembling". The specific name delicata is Latin for "dainty".

Source: Wikipedia

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