Gallinago gallinago Linnaeus 1758 (common snipe)

Aves - Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae

Alternative combinations: Capella gallinago, Scolopax gallinago

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Gallinago according to L. Carrera et al. 2018

See also Clements et al. 2017, Emslie 1998, Ligon 1966, Linnaeus 1758, Wetmore 1956 and Zelenkov et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Gallinago azovica, Gallinago delicata, Gallinago hardwickii, Gallinago kakuki, Gallinago media, Gallinago megala, Gallinago paraguaiae, Gallinago stenura, Capella anthonyi

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Azerbaijan (2 collections), Italy (3), the Russian Federation (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (7: Florida, Tennessee, Virginia, Wyoming)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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