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.