| Great snipe | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Scolopacidae |
| Genus: | Gallinago |
| Species: | G. media
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| Binomial name | |
| Gallinago media (Latham, 1787)
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| Range of G. media Breeding range Non-breeding range
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| Synonyms | |
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Capella media (Latham, 1787) | |
The great snipe (Gallinago media) is a small stocky wader in the genus Gallinago. This bird's breeding habitat is marshes and wet meadows with short vegetation in north-eastern Europe, including north-western Russia. Great snipes are migratory, wintering in Africa. The European breeding population is in steep decline.
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Gallinago media". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22693093A111105264. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22693093A111105264.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.