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Primary Traits
185.3 g
0 m - 2,300 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Gallinago media
English name
Great Snipe
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Scolopacidae
Genus
Gallinago
Species
media
Data source
HBW3, BOTW, D07
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Near-threatened
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
FP
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
184 g
Maximum female mass
No data
Minimum male mass
157 g
Maximum male mass
No data
Minimum unsexed mass
140 g
Maximum unsexed mass
260 g
Average mass
185.3 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
2,300 m
Maximum elevation
2,730 m
Elevation range
2,300 m
Typical elevation
1,150 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Riparian
Habitat breadth
5
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
1
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Solitary, Lekking
Mating system
Polygynous
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Scrape
Nest substrate
Ground
Minimum broods per year
1
Maximum broods per year
1
Minimum clutch size
3
Maximum clutch size
5
Incubating sex
Female
Minimum incubation period
22 d
Maximum incubation period
24 d
Minimum fledging period
21 d
Maximum fledging period
28 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
4
Average fledging period
24.5 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory