African Snipe

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q1260623
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African Snipe

Summary

African Snipe is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #1,623 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • African Snipe's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • African Snipe is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • African Snipe's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • African Snipe belongs to the parent taxon Gallinago[6].
  • African Snipe's scientific name is Gallinago nigripennis[7].
  • African Snipe's Commons category is recorded as Gallinago nigripennis[8].
  • African Snipe's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'G. nigripennis'}[9].
  • African Snipe is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'gïach Affrica'}[10].
  • African Snipe is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'African Snipe'}[11].
  • African Snipe is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Afrikanische Bekassine'}[12].
  • African Snipe is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Agachadiza africana'}[13].
  • African Snipe is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'becadell africà'}[14].
  • African Snipe is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'bekasina africká'}[15].
  • African Snipe is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'aafrika tikutaja'}[16].
  • African Snipe is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Afrikabekkasin'}[17].
  • African Snipe is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Afrikansk beckasin'}[18].
  • African Snipe is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Африканский бекас'}[19].
  • African Snipe is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'アフリカジシギ'}[20].
  • African Snipe is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Afrikansk Bekkasin'}[21].
  • African Snipe is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'afrikankurppa'}[22].
  • African Snipe is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'afrikai sárszalonka'}[23].
  • African Snipe is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'bekas afrykański'}[24].
  • African Snipe is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'močiarnica okatá'}[25].
  • African Snipe is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'afrikansk beckasin'}[26].
  • African Snipe is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Afrikaanse Snip'}[27].

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Classification

African Snipe's scientific name is Gallinago nigripennis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Gallinago[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'gïach Affrica'}[10], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[11], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Afrikanische Bekassine'}[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Agachadiza africana'}[13], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'becadell africà'}[14], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'bekasina africká'}[15].

Identifiers

African Snipe's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 3924[28]. African Snipe's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 586766[29]. African Snipe's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1049588[30]. African Snipe's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2481809[31]. African Snipe's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176707[32].

Why It Matters

African Snipe ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #1,623 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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