Latham’s snipe
E257197
Latham’s snipe is a migratory wading bird native to eastern Asia and Australia, known for its cryptic plumage and preference for wet grasslands and marshy habitats.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Latham’s snipe canonical | 2 |
| Japanese snipe | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
ⓘ
migratory bird ⓘ wader ⓘ |
| activityPattern | mainly crepuscular ⓘ |
| bill | long straight bill ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Gallinago
ⓘ
surface form:
Gallinago hardwickii
|
| breedingHabitat |
boggy grasslands
ⓘ
wet meadows ⓘ |
| breedingRange |
Hokkaido
ⓘ
northern Japan ⓘ |
| camouflage | well camouflaged in vegetation ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | typically 4 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
Latham’s snipe
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese snipe
Latham’s snipe self-link ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Near Threatened ⓘ |
| describedBy | John Latham ⓘ |
| diet | invertebrates ⓘ |
| family | Scolopacidae ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior | probes soft ground for invertebrates ⓘ |
| flightDisplay | aerial display with zig-zag flight ⓘ |
| genus | Gallinago ⓘ |
| habitat |
flooded pastures
ⓘ
marshes ⓘ rice fields ⓘ swamps ⓘ wet grasslands ⓘ |
| importantRegionForConservation | eastern Australia non-breeding sites ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legalProtection | protected in Australia under environmental legislation ⓘ |
| migrationTiming |
arrives in southeastern Australia in spring
ⓘ
departs Australia in late summer to early autumn ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | long-distance migrant between Japan and Australia ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | birdwatchers and conservation groups in Australia ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Japan
ⓘ
eastern Asia ⓘ |
| nestType | ground nest ⓘ |
| nonBreedingRange |
Tasmania
ⓘ
eastern Australia ⓘ southeastern Australia ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes ⓘ |
| plumage | cryptic ⓘ |
| tailFeatherSound | winnowing or drumming sound in display flight ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
urban development of wetlands ⓘ wetland drainage ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Japanese snipe