Species profile—Gallinago megala (Swinhoe's snipe)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Scolopacidae (sandpipers, snipes and allies) → Gallinago megala (Swinhoe's snipe)
Sighting data
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
Other resources
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.
