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Gallinago delicata

(Ord, 1825)

Wilson's Snipe

G5Secure Found in 92 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.103058

Element CodeABNNF18030

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVertebrate Animal

IUCNLeast concern

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumCraniata

ClassAves

OrderCharadriiformes

FamilyScolopacidae

GenusGallinago

Synonyms

Capella gallinago delicata(Ord, 1825)

Other Common Names

Agachona Común (ES) Bécassine de Wilson (FR)

Concept Reference

American Ornithologists' Union (AOU). 2002. Forty-third supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds. The Auk 119(3):897-906.

Taxonomic Comments

Formerly considered conspecific with Old World G. gallinago (AOU 1998) because of overall morphological similarities, but separated by Banks et al. (2002) on the basis of differences in winnowing display sounds associated with differences in the tail feathers (Thonen 1969, Tuck 1972, Miller 1996). South American and African forms are now generally treated as distinct species as well (Banks et al. 2002). Has been placed in the genus Capella by some authors, but that name is regarded as invalid by most authorities (Banks and Browning 1995).

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-04-07

Change Date2002-10-10

Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)

Number of Occurrences> 300

Rank Reasons

Widespread and abundant in North America.

Range Extent Comments

BREEDING: northern Alaska east through southern Keewatin to Labrador, south to southern Alaska, central California, eastern Arizona, New Mexico (probably), Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, northern Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New England, and Maritime Provinces. NON-BREEDING: southern Alaska (rarely), southern British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Utah, central U.S., and Virginia south through Middle America and the West Indies to Colombia, Venezuela, Surinam, and Ecuador; casual or accidental in Hawaii, Bermuda, Greenland and Scotland (AOU 1998, Banks et al. 2002).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

ALL SEASONS: Wet grassy or marshy areas from tundra to temperate lowlands and hilly regions. NON-BREEDING: wet meadows, flooded fields, bogs, swamps, moorlands, and marshy banks of rivers and lakes. BREEDING: Nests in tussock of vegetation in or at edge of marsh, wet meadow, or bog.

Ecology

Nonbreeding: forages singly or in loose groups, usually roosts in flocks (Stiles and Skutch 1989).

Reproduction

Clutch size usually 4. Incubation usually 17-20 days, by female. Young leave nest soon after hatching, tended by both parents in 2 separate groups, capable of sustained flight at about 20 days.

Palustrine Habitats

TEMPORARY POOLHERBACEOUS WETLANDSCRUB-SHRUB WETLANDFORESTED WETLANDBog/fenRiparian

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5B

Province	Rank	Native
Nunavut	S3B	Yes
Nova Scotia	S3B,S5M	Yes
Saskatchewan	S5B	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S5B	Yes
Ontario	S5B	Yes
New Brunswick	S3B,S5M	Yes
Manitoba	S5B	Yes
Alberta	S5B	Yes
Yukon Territory	S5B	Yes
Northwest Territories	S5	Yes
Labrador	S5B	Yes
Prince Edward Island	S3B,SUM	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Quebec	S4B	Yes

United StatesN5B,N5N

Province	Rank	Native
Delaware	S3N	Yes
New Hampshire	S4B	Yes
Pennsylvania	S3B,S4N,S3M	Yes
Louisiana	S5N	Yes
Montana	S5	Yes
Indiana	S1B	Yes
Oregon	S4	Yes
North Dakota	SNRB	Yes
Wisconsin	S4B	Yes
California	SNR	Yes
Washington	S4B,S5N	Yes
Alaska	S5B	Yes
Kansas	S4N	Yes
Idaho	S3N,S4B	Yes
Ohio	S3	Yes
Oklahoma	SNRN	Yes
Nevada	S4	Yes
Minnesota	SNRB	Yes
Arizona	S1B,S4N	Yes
Navajo Nation	S1N	Yes
Texas	S5	Yes
Colorado	S5	Yes
Rhode Island	SNA	Yes
West Virginia	S1B,S3N	Yes
Virginia	SNRN	Yes
Alabama	S5N	Yes
South Dakota	S3B	Yes
Wyoming	SNR	Yes
South Carolina	S5N	Yes
North Carolina	S5N	Yes
Utah	S2	Yes
Missouri	SNRN	Yes
District of Columbia	S2N	Yes
Tennessee	S4N	Yes
Arkansas	S5	Yes
Connecticut	SNA	Yes
Michigan	S4	Yes
Georgia	S5	Yes
Maine	S5B,S5N	Yes
Iowa	S2B,S5N	Yes
Maryland	S2N	Yes
Florida	SNRN	Yes
Nebraska	S4	Yes
Vermont	S5B	Yes
Kentucky	S3N	Yes
New Mexico	S2B,S5N	Yes
Massachusetts	S1B,S4N	Yes
New Jersey	SNR	Yes
Mississippi	S5N	Yes
New York	S5B	Yes
Illinois	S3	Yes

Roadless Areas (92)

Alaska (16)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bering Lake	Chugach National Forest	965,076
Boston Bar	Chugach National Forest	53,617
Chugach-13	Chugach National Forest	13,337
Copper River Wetlands	Chugach National Forest	85,972
Fidalgo-Gravina	Chugach National Forest	257,968
Johnson Pass	Chugach National Forest	152,508
Kenai Lake	Chugach National Forest	213,172
Kenai Mountains	Chugach National Forest	306,600
Kogish	Tongass National Forest	65,216
North Baranof	Tongass National Forest	314,089
Port Alexander	Tongass National Forest	120,681
Redoubt	Tongass National Forest	68,347
Resurrection	Chugach National Forest	224,615
Roaded Donut	Chugach National Forest	968
Sheridan Glacier	Chugach National Forest	224,683
Sitka Urban	Tongass National Forest	112,003

Arizona (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Tumacacori	Coronado National Forest	44,594

California (8)

Area	Forest	Acres
Chips Creek	Lassen National Forest	29,089
Excelsior (CA)	Inyo National Forest	45,607
Horton	Inyo National Forest	5,717
Iceberg - Mill Creek	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	26,988
Log Cabin Saddlebag	Inyo National Forest	15,165
Middle Yuba	Tahoe National Forest	7,379
Mt. Olsen	Inyo National Forest	2,161
Robinson Peak	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	5,835

Colorado (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Dome Peak	Routt NF	35,716

Idaho (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Hoodoo	Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest	153,868
Lemhi Range	Salmon-Challis National Forest	308,533
Palisades	Caribou-Targhee National Forest	122,002

Montana (15)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - Swan	Lolo National Forest	118,485
Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - Swan	Lewis and Clark National Forest	344,022
Bridger	Gallatin National Forest	45,059
Coal Ridge Ra 1127	Flathead National Forest	15,429
Cube Iron - Silcox	Lolo National Forest	36,998
Deadhorse Ridge Ra 1128	Flathead National Forest	23,648
East Pioneer	Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest	145,082
Freezeout Mountain	Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest	97,305
Hoodoo	Lolo National Forest	105,162
Jerico Mountain	Helena National Forest	8,445
Lazyman Gulch	Helena National Forest	11,614
Middle Mtn. / Tobacco Roots	Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest	96,487
Selway - Bitterroot (01067)	Bitterroot National Forest	114,953
Tash Peak	Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest	61,312
West Big Hole	Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest	133,563

Nevada (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Pearl Peak	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	71,405
Ruby - Lamoille Cyn	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	32,771
Snake - Big Wash	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	4,146
Snake - Chokecherry	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	30,845
South Schell	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	125,614

New Mexico (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Contiguous To Black & Aldo Leopold Wilderness	Gila National Forest	111,883
Nichols Reservoir	Santa Fe National Forest	1,518

North Dakota (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Sheyenne	Dakota Prairie Grasslands	14,537

Oregon (7)

Area	Forest	Acres
Crane Mountain	Fremont National Forest	23,096
Hellhole	Umatilla National Forest	65,679
Hurricane Creek	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	1,606
Mcclellan Mountain	Malheur National Forest	21,213
Mt. Bailey	Umpqua National Forest	18,401
Sherwood	Umpqua National Forest	2,449
Twin Mountain	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	58,533

Utah (8)

Area	Forest	Acres
0401027	Ashley National Forest	7,312
Beehive Peak	Fishlake National Forest	59,137
Boulder Mtn. / Boulder Top / Deer Lake	Dixie National Forest	110,690
Little Creek	Fishlake National Forest	11,479
Mt. Logan West	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	5,285
Signal Peak	Fishlake National Forest	30,889
Stump Creek	Caribou National Forest	355
Wellsville	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	1,717

Virginia (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bear Creek	Jefferson National Forest	18,274
Garden Mountain	Jefferson National Forest	3,960
Mottesheard (VA)	Jefferson National Forest	2,596
North Mountain	Jefferson National Forest	8,377

Washington (6)

Area	Forest	Acres
Abercrombie - Hooknose	Colville National Forest	33,862
Boulder River	Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest	32,563
Glacier Peak J	Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest	26,482
Glacier Peak K	Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest	47,269
Mt. Bonaparte	Okanogan National Forest	10,891
Rock Creek	Wenatchee National Forest	32,239

Wyoming (15)

Area	Forest	Acres
Beartooth Proposed Wilderness	Shoshone National Forest	16,837
Gros Ventre Mountains	Bridger-Teton National Forest	106,418
Little Sheep Mountain	Bridger-Teton National Forest	14,192
Middle Fork	Shoshone National Forest	51,772
Middle Fork	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest	13,238
Mosquito Lake - Seven Lakes	Bridger-Teton National Forest	51,950
Pacific Creek - Blackrock Creek	Bridger-Teton National Forest	24,658
Palisades	Targhee National Forest	1,121
Phillips Ridge	Bridger-Teton National Forest	10,108
Salt River Range	Bridger-Teton National Forest	235,661
South Beartooth Highway	Shoshone National Forest	105,570
Teton Corridor Trailheads	Bridger-Teton National Forest	286
West Slope Tetons	Targhee National Forest	47,448
West Slope Winds	Bridger-Teton National Forest	143,252
Wilderness Study Area	Targhee National Forest	51,961

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