Giant Snipe
Largest snipe...rarely seen on the
ground...extremely secretive
behaviour...wide fragmented range.
Gallinago undulata
(L 15.7-17.1")
Itatiaia Nat’l Park
20Oct2017
flash photos
Threatened by hunters
and habitat loss.
Gallinago in Latin means
hen chicken;
undalata
means wavelike markings.
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