Common Snipe
- Persian name Pashalak Mamoli
- Scientific name Gallinago gallinago
- English name Common Snipe
- Family Scolopacidae
- Morphology Body length: 26 cm. This medium sized bird’s bill is 7 cm. The body is mottled brown with straw-yellow stripes on head and top. Its bill is long and dark.It has dark streaks on the chest and flanks, and pale underneath.
- Ethology The birdis noted for its fast, flying capabilities over huge distances. It soars up into the air in indirect directions.