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Common Snipe

Common Snipe - Adult

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» Valle de Guerra (La Laguna), Tenerife

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» December, 2019

Equipment

» Pentax K-m with zoom Tamron 70-300 mm

Bird Species

»Gallinago gallinago - Common Snipe

Bird Species (French)

»Bécassine des marais

Bird Family

»Scolopacidae - Sandpipers, Snipes

Bird Group

»Charadriiformes Gull, Skua, Tern, Wader

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» This wader is common in the Canary Islands during migration periods and as a wintering bird, normally in low numbers. The age of the bird was confirmed by Richard Chandler, expert in shorebirds.

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