Species profile
Great Snipe
Gallinago media
Quick answer
Occasional Migrant. New Azores Record
- Scientific name
- Gallinago media
- Family
- Scolopacidae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Gallinago
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened
Recording Great Snipe in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.