- SCIENTIFIC NAME
- Gallinago delicata
- CLASSIFICATION
- Bird
- LIFE SPAN
- 1.5-10 Years
- SIZE
- 10.5-12.5” | 0.12-0.3lbs
- STATE CONSERVATION STATUS
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- Priority Species
- FEDERAL CONSERVATION STATUS
- Least Concern
- GAME STATUS
- Game
- GAME TYPE
- Upland Game
- Washoe
- Humboldt
- Pershing
- Churchill
- Mineral
- Lyon
- Douglas
- Carson City
- Storey
- Elko
- Lander
- Eureka
- White Pine
- Esmeralda
- Nye
- Lincoln
- Clark
Habitat & Range
Wilson’s Snipe prefer wet marshes and flooded meadows that contain high insect activity. Sedges and some vegetation is important for coverage from predators and for nest sites. They stay away from heavily vegetated marshes with thick bushes and cattails.
- Lakes and reservoirs
- Marsh
Threats
- Drought
- Habitat Loss
Natural History
Wilson’s Snipe are a long-billed shorebird that are expert invertebrate hunters. They bury their bills into the mud and soil looking for larvae and worms. Snipes nest on the ground using sedges or cattails as coverage. Females tend to the eggs and young, but when the offspring are ready to fledge, they are split up. The male takes the two oldest fledglings with him, and the mother takes the younger fledglings. To protect fledglings or eggs, parents may fake injury and appear vulnerable to draw a predator away from the nest.
Fun Facts
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