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Gallinago stenura
Also known as: Pintail Snipe
Basic stats
Diet
Insects, worms, small invertebrates
Habitat
Paddies, wet grassland, marsh edges
Range
Breeds Russia and Central Asia, winters to South and Southeast Asia
Clutch size
4 eggs
Incubation period
About 18–20 days
Size
Medium (25–27cm)
Wingspan
~44–47cm
Weight
~90–140g
A cryptically patterned snipe, closely resembling Common Snipe but with narrower, stiffer outer tail feathers used in a distinctive winnowing display.
A regular winter visitor to Borneo's rice paddies and wet grassland, typically flushed at close range and flying off with a slower, more direct flight than Common Snipe.
