Wilson's Snipe

Gallinago delicata (Ord, 1825)

Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, breeds across North America from Alaska through eastern Canada and the northern tier of the continental United States, and in the non-breeding season it ranges south of the breeding area into northern South America. It is a shorebird in the sandpiper and snipe family. It can be told from the common snipe by its narrower white edge along the trailing part of the wings and by having eight pairs of tail feathers rather than seven. Its common name honours the American ornithologist Alexander Wilson.

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Scolopacidae — Sandpipers, Snipes

Breeding range

North America: Alaska to e Canada and northern tier of continental USA

Nonbreeding range

NA (south of breeding range) to n SA