Latham’s snipe

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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.

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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

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Kagoshima Prefecture hasSymbol Latham’s snipe
Latham’s snipe commonName Latham’s snipe self-link
Latham’s snipe commonName Latham’s snipe self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Japanese snipe