Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Czech:
Bekasina Japonsk
Common Names in Danish:
Japansk Bekkasin
Common Names in Dutch:
Japanse snip
Common Names in English:
Australian Snipe, Japanese Snipe, latham's snipe, LathamÌs Snipe
Common Names in Estonian:
Jaapani Nepp
Common Names in Finnish:
Japaninkurppa
Common Names in French:
Bécassine du Japon
Common Names in German:
Japanbekassine
Common Names in Italian:
Beccaccino Di Latham, Beccacino Giapponese
Common Names in Japanese:
Oji-Shigi, Oojishigi, オオジシギ
Common Names in Latin:
Capella hardwickii
Common Names in Norwegian:
Japanbekkasin
Common Names in Polish:
Bekas Japonski
Common Names in Russian:
Бекас японский
Common Names in Spanish:
Agachadiza Japonesa
Common Names in Swedish:
Japansk Beckasin
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,911 meters (0 to 9,551 feet).[1]
Ecology:
List of Habitats
:
- 4 Grassland
- 4.4 Grassland - Temperate
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )
- 5.4 Wetlands (inland) - Bogs , Marshes, Swamps , Fens , Peatlands
- 14 Artificial/Terrestrial
- 14.1 Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable Land
- 14.2 Artificial/Terrestrial - Pastureland
- 15 Artificial/Aquatic & Marine
- 15.8 Artificial/Aquatic - Seasonally Flooded Agricultural Land [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Avialae
()
- Gauthier, 1986
- Infraclass:
Aves
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cohort:
Neognathae
()
- Pycraft, 1900
- Superorder:
Charadriimorphae
()
- Huxley, 1867
- Order:
Charadriiformes
()
- Huxley, 1867
- Suborder:
Limicolae
()
- Beddard, 1898
- Infraorder:
Scolopacides
()
- Strauch, 1978
- Parvorder:
Scolopacida
()
- Superfamily:
Scolopacoidea
()
- Vigors, 1825
- Family:
Scolopacidae
()
- Vigors, 1825
- Subfamily:
Gallinagininae
()
- Genus:
Gallinago
()
- Brisson, 1760
- Specific name:
hardwickii
- (Gray, JE) 1831
- Scientific name: - Gallinago hardwickii (Gray, 1831) (Gray, JE) 1831
- Specific name:
hardwickii
- (Gray, JE) 1831
- Genus:
Gallinago
(
- Subfamily:
Gallinagininae
(
- Family:
Scolopacidae
(
- Superfamily:
Scolopacoidea
(
- Parvorder:
Scolopacida
(
- Infraorder:
Scolopacides
(
- Suborder:
Limicolae
(
- Order:
Charadriiformes
(
- Superorder:
Charadriimorphae
(
- Cohort:
Neognathae
(
- Infraclass:
Aves
(
- Subclass:
Avialae
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Gallinago hardwickii (Gray, 1831)
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001
Similar Species
Members of the genus Gallinago
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 21 species and subspecies in this genus:
G. andina (Puna Snipe) · G. delicata (Wilson's Snipe) · G. gallinago (Wilson's Snipe) · G. gallinago faroeensis (Common Snipe) · G. hardwickii (Australian Snipe) · G. imperialis (Imperial Snipe) · G. jamesoni (Jameson's Snipe) · G. macrodactyla (Madagascar Snipe) · G. media (Solitary Snipe) · G. megala (SwinhoeÌs Snipe) · G. nemoricola (Himalayan Snipe) · G. nigripennis (Ethiopian Snipe) · G. nigripennis nigripennis (Ethiopian Snipe) · G. nobilis (Noble Snipe) · G. paraguaiae (South American Snipe) · G. solitaria (Solitary Snipe) · G. solitaria solitaria (Eastern Solitary Snipe) · G. stenura (Pin-Tailed Snipe) · G. stricklandii (Strickland's Snipe) · G. undulata (Giant Snipe) · G. undulata undulata (Giant Snipe)
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Further Reading
- A list of the birds of Australia: containing the names and synonyms connected with each genus, species, and subspecies of birds found in Australia, at present known to the author / London: Witherby, 1913. url p. 72.
- A manual of the birds of Australia / by Gregory M. Mathews. .. and. .. Tom Iredale; illus. with coloured and monochrome plates by Lilian Medland. London: Witherby, 1921. url p. 121.
- A manual of the birds of Australia, by Gregory M. Mathews. .. and Tom Iredale. .. Illustrated with coloured and monochrome plates by Lilian Medland. Vol. I. Orders Casuarii to Columbæ. London, H.F. & G. Witherby, 1921. url p. 121.
- Directory of Wetlands of International Importance. IUCN url p. 403, p. 767.
- International catalogue of scientific literature. LondonPublished for the International Council by the Royal Society of London1901-1920 url p. 102.
- Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. Sydney, Linnean Society of New South Wales. url p. 410, p. 422.
- Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. Mosman, New South Wales [etc.]The Society. url p. 29.
- Protected Landscapes: experience around the world. Prepared for the International Symposium on Protected Landscapes, Grange-over-Sands, England 5-10 October 1987 IUCN url p. 255.
- The Australian zoologist. Sydney, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales url p. 36.
- The Natural history of Enewetak Atoll / edited by Dennis M. Devaney. .. [et al.]; prepared by Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy. Oak Ridge, Tenn.: U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Energy Research, Office of Health and Environmental Research, Ecological Research Division, c1987. url p. 332.
Notes
Contributors
- BirdLife International 2004. Gallinago hardwickii. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
- BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- BirdLife International 2009. Gallinago hardwickii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:
- Marine Science Institute, UCSB: Paleobiology Database
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
- OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ): Bird specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 8091
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-176701
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 2480765
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 176701
- IUCN ID: 210442
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 5322
Footnotes
- Mean = 28.810 meters (94.521 feet), Standard Deviation = 45.570 based on 130,901 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
