Swinhoe's Snipe (Gallinago megala)
About the Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's snipe (Gallinago megala), also known as forest snipe or Chinese snipe, is a medium-sized (length 27–29 cm, wingspan 38–44 cm, weight 120 gm), long-billed, migratory wader. The common name commemorates the British naturalist Robert Swinhoe who first described the species in 1861. It is identifiable as a Gallinago snipe by its cryptically patterned black, brown, buff and white plumage, but it is not easily distinguished from Latham's and pin-tailed snipe in the field. The species is commonly referred to as a cho suekyung in South Korea.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 72 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Australia, China, Denmark, Finland in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinagorecording
- Great SnipeGallinago mediarecording
- Imperial SnipeGallinago imperialisrecording
- Noble SnipeGallinago nobilisrecording
- Pin-tailed SnipeGallinago stenurarecording
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicatarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.