GOBIERNO DE ARAGON UE FEADER REDR

Common Snipe

BIRDING ARAGÓN

Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago
ES: Agachadiza común

Description

L: 25-27cm; W: 44-47 cm;

Inconspicuous inhabitant of humid zones and flooded fields. Upper parts black and reddish, striped; chest ocher, mottled dark; white belly; black hood, with longitudinal buff stripe; wings brown, with white tips on flight feathers; tail barred black and fawn; bill very long, greenish, twice or more the length of the head. in flight the length of the beak stands out.

Agachadiza común Gallinago gallinago Common Snipe
  • Observation difficulty: Medium
  • Status: Winter
  • Optimal Season: Aug-Apr
  • Conservation Status: Not threatened
  • bitat: Wetlands

Best places to see in Aragón

ROUTES

 

PROVINCES

Huesca. Zaragoza. Teruel

REGIONS

 

Special Protected Areas (SPA)

CUENCA DE GALLOCANTA; LA SOTONERA; LAGUNA DE SARIÑENA Y BALSA DE LA ESTACIÓN; EMBALSE DEL PAS Y SANTA RITA; MATARRAÑA – AIGUABARREIX