Population and Distribution
British Population Size:
Summer:
Winter:
First Record:
Conservation Status: AMBER
because
Species of European Concern,
Previous Assessments: 2002-2007
AMBER
1996-2001
AMBER
Races of Concern: AMBER (European Concern), faeroeensis AMBER (Important Population)
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
Also common in:
And found in:
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
Migration routes: Time to Fly (in pop-up window)
European Population Size:
Summer: Trend in Numbers )
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe mapped by the EBCC Atlas
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of: WCA(II,III), WBD(II*,III*), Bern(III), Bonn(II), AEWA
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
Egg Weight:
Number of Nest Records:
Clutch Size:
3.90 ± 0.35 (2 - 5) N = 465
Incubation:
by the:
Female
Fledging:
as:
First Clutches Laid:
Number of Broods:
See trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed: Annual Totals
Adult Survival:
Juvenile Survival:
Age at First Breeding:
Typical Lifespan:
Maximum Recorded Age:
Read a summary of Ringing Recoveries
Biometrics
Ring Size:
Wing Length
Adult:
136.1 ± 3.9
Range
129 - 142 mm, N =754
Juvenile:
136.1 ± 4.1
130 - 142 mm, N =661
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Weight
Adult:
108.2 ± 12.17
Range
91.00 - 129.0 g , N =643
Juvenile:
105.9 ± 11.12
89.00 - 124.0 g , N =598
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Common Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish: Dobbeltbekkasin
Dutch:
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French:
German:
Hungarian:
Icelandic:
Irish: Naoscach
Italian:
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Polish:
Portuguese:
Spanish: Agachadiza común
Swedish:
Local Names:
Collective Noun:
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Nethersole-Thompson, D. & M. 1986 Waders, their breeding, haunts and watchers Poyser, London
[598.6 NET]
Rouxel, R. 2000 Snipes of the western Palearctic Eveil Nature, St Yrieix sur Charente
[598.612 ROU]
Ferrand, Y. (ed) 2006 Sixth European Woodcock and Snipe Workshop (IWS 13) Wetlands International, Wageningen
[598.61 FER]
See Also:
Find scientific papers on
Wikipedia entry
BirdLife species page
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
Details from the Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
Read State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
Order:
Charadriiformes
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