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| Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago gallinago
- Foraging |
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| Photographer : | © Kuldeep Shukla |
| Location : | Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Date : |
14 April 2013 |
| English synonyms: | Fantail Snipe, Snipe, Eurasian Snipe, European Snipe, Palearctic Common Snipe
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| Bird Family : | Scolopacinae - Snipes & Woodcocks |
| Bird Group : | CICONIIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | This bird was near a lakeside comfortably preening and foraging by pushing its long beak deep into marshy soil & took a great proportion of insect larvae and snails. It was a visual treat for us watching this beauty for two hours. - KS |
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