Thai National Parks

Species of Thailand

Wood snipe

Gallinago nemoricola

Brian Houghton Hodgson, 1836

In Thai: นกปากซ่อมพง

The wood snipe (Gallinago nemoricola) is a species of snipe which breeds in the Himalayas of northern India, Nepal, Bhutan and southern China. In winter, it occurs at lower altitudes in the Himalayas, as a regular visitor in small numbers to north Vietnam. it also occurs as a vagrant in central and southern India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, north Thailand and Laos.

This is a dark snipe, 28 – 32 cm in length, with a short, broad-based bill. It breeds in alpine meadows above 3, 000 m, moving to lower altitudes in the winter.

This species is classified as vulnerable, with a population of less than 10, 000 birds. Major threats to its existence include habitat loss and hunting. It has been recorded in some protected areas, including Langtang and Sagarmatha National Parks in Nepal.

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Category / Seasonal Status

Wiki listed status (concerning Thai population): Very rare winter visitor

BCST Category: Recorded in an apparently wild state within the last 50 years

BCST Seasonal status: Non-breeding visitor

Scientific classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Scolopacidae
Genus
Gallinago
Species
Gallinago nemoricola

Common names

  • Thai: นกปากซ่อมพง

Conservation status

Vulnerable (IUCN3.1)

Vulnerable (IUCN3.1)

Vulnerable (IUCN3.1)

Vulnerable (BirdLife)

Vulnerable (IUCN3.1)

Vulnerable (ONEP)

Vulnerable (IUCN3.1)

Vulnerable (BCST)

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Range Map

Distribution map of Wood snipe, Gallinago nemoricola in Thailand
  • Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park
Range map of Gallinago nemoricola in Thailand