» Bruno PORTIER

» Sô-Ava, Lower Ouémé, southern Benin

» Benin

» January, 2013

» Nikon D7000 + Sigma 400mm f5.6

»Gallinago media - Great Snipe

»Bécassine double

» Near Threatened

» Note the following ID criteria (all is there!): obvious white spots on wing-coverts, no white-trailing edge on secondaries, heavily barred flanks, barred underwing, white outer-tail corners, heavy belly, shorter-billed than Common Snipe