Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago
Family
Sandpipers and Allies
Order
Charadriiformes
Codes
comsni, COSN
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilySandpipers and Allies (Scolopacidae)
SpeciesGallinago gallinago
Codescomsni, COSN
Identification

The Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) is a member of the Sandpipers and Allies family within the order Charadriiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code comsni when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.