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Species profile—Gallinago megala (Swinhoe's snipe)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Scolopacidae (sandpipers, snipes and allies) → Gallinago megala (Swinhoe's snipe)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Scolopacidae (sandpipers, snipes and allies)
Scientific name
Gallinago megala Swinhoe, 1861
Common name
Swinhoe's snipe
WildNet taxon ID
1858
Alternate name(s)
Chinese snipe
marsh snipe
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
SL
Conservation significant
Yes
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Marine & Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1858.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024