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Great Snipe
Gallinago media
| Armenian Name: | Կրկնակտցար |
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| Species Status: | Endangered Species - Species of Special Concern |
See Plate 29 for Great Snipe and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Migrant, Winter Visitor |
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| Abundance: | Uncommon |
| Length: | 27-29 cm, Wing Span:47-50 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 134. |
| Description: | Stout-bodied snipe with long bill and extensively white outertail feathers. Brownish upperparts with pale feather edges and blackish feather stripes. Pure white tips on upperwing coverts. Underparts off-white, extensively barred with dark-brown on flanks and sides of belly. |
| Adult (Non-breeding): | Appear duller and darker. |
| Similar Species: | Difficult to separate from Common Snipe, but in flight, Great Snipe has a deep breast, prominent white tips to wing coverts, restricted white belly, and extensively white outertail feathers. |
| Behavior: | Escape flight lacks zigzag of Common Snipe; typically is short and direct with deep slow wingbeats, and ends with bird suddenly dropping into cover. Very difficult to observe on ground. |
| Habitat: | Wet edges of rivers, lakes, and reservoirs; grassy wet meadows. |
| Food: | Aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates. |
