Description:

Medium-sized snipe, very similar to Common Snipe, with shorter bill, more rounded wings, and slower flight. Shows little or no tail projection beyond wings. Usually shows bulging supercilium in front of eye, with little contrast between buff supercilium and cheeks, and eye-stripe often narrow in front of eye and poorly defined behind.

Distribution:

Rare passage migrant through Gilgit-Baltistan, mainly in the western districts. Usually found near wetlands, damp meadows, lakes, river banks, boggy areas and grasslands. From lowlands up to 3000m during passage migration.

Behavior:

Feeds by probing in soft ground, or pecking from surface. Crepuscular, nocturnal and, when undisturbed, diurnal. Moves body rhythmically up and down when probing. Diet includes larval insects, adult insects, earthworms, molluscs, occasionally crustaceans, seeds and other plant matter.

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Range & Occurrence:

Resident Species

Summer Breeder

Winter Visitor

Passage Migrant

Distribution Map of Pin-tailed Snipe in Gilgit-Baltistan (Status: )

Seasonal Occurrence of Pin-tailed Snipe

Resources:

Birds of Pakistan: Helm Field Guides (R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
The Birds of Pakistan (T. J. Roberts)
Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (C. Inskipp, R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide (P. Rasmussen & J. Anderton)
Birds of India: Collins Field Guide (N. Arlott)
Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan (S. Ali & S. D. Ripley)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (https://www.hbw.com)
The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition
iNaturalist BoGB (inaturalist.org/projects/birds-of-gilgit-baltistan)
Birds of Gilgit-Baltistan (http://fb.me/birdsgb)

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