Wood Snipe

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q1262633
Wood Snipe
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Wood Snipe

Summary

Wood Snipe is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #1,623 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wood Snipe's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Wood Snipe is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Wood Snipe's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • Wood Snipe belongs to the parent taxon Gallinago[6].
  • Wood Snipe is endemic to Namdapha National Park[7].
  • Wood Snipe is endemic to Tso Lhamo Cold Desert Conservation Area[8].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Wood Snipe is Gallinago nemoricola[9].
  • Wood Snipe's Commons category is recorded as Gallinago nemoricola[10].
  • Wood Snipe's taxon synonym is recorded as Capella nemoricola[11].
  • Wood Snipe's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'G. nemoricola'}[12].
  • Wood Snipe is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'gïach coed'}[13].
  • Wood Snipe is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wood Snipe'}[14].
  • Wood Snipe is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nepalbekassine'}[15].
  • Wood Snipe is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Agachadiza del Himalaya'}[16].
  • Wood Snipe is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': "becadell de l'Himàlaia"}[17].
  • Wood Snipe is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'bekasina himálajská'}[18].
  • Wood Snipe is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'himaalaja nepp'}[19].
  • Wood Snipe is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Himalayabekkasin'}[20].
  • Wood Snipe is commonly known as {'lang': 'br', 'text': "Gioc'h-koad"}[21].
  • Wood Snipe is commonly known as {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'پاشلک جنگلی'}[22].
  • Wood Snipe is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Bécassine des bois'}[23].
  • Wood Snipe is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Beccacino dei boschi'}[24].
  • Wood Snipe is commonly known as {'lang': 'ne', 'text': 'वन चाहा'}[25].
  • Wood Snipe is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Bossnip'}[26].
  • Wood Snipe is commonly known as {'lang': 'pnb', 'text': 'لکڑی سنائپ'}[27].

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Classification

Wood Snipe's scientific name is Gallinago nemoricola[9]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Gallinago[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'gïach coed'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nepalbekassine'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Agachadiza del Himalaya'}[16], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': "becadell de l'Himàlaia"}[17], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'bekasina himálajská'}[18].

Distribution

Recorded endemic to include Namdapha National Park[7] and Tso Lhamo Cold Desert Conservation Area[8].

Identifiers

Wood Snipe's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 3913[28]. Wood Snipe's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2481826[29]. Wood Snipe's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176706[30].

Why It Matters

Wood Snipe ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #1,623 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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] . researchgate.net. researchgate.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . sikkimforest.gov.in. sikkimforest.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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