About the Jameson's Snipe
Jameson's snipe or the Andean snipe, is a small, stocky wader. It breeds in the Andes in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. It appears to be entirely sedentary, with no evidence of migration.
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This 30–32 cm long snipe has a stocky body and relatively short legs for a wader. Its upperparts, head and neck are streaked and patterned with warm brown and buff, and the gold edges to the feathers form lines down its back, which are not as sharply defined as in most snipe species. The belly is white with brown barring. The horn-colored bill is long, straight and fairly robust. The legs and feet are yellowish-green. The sexes are similar, and immatures differ only in showing pale fringes on the wing coverts. The Jameson's snipe makes a whee-tschwu call in its display flight.
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Where the Jameson's Snipe lives
When to see the Jameson's Snipe
Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Solitary SnipeGallinago solitariaThe solitary snipe is a heavy snipe 29–31 cm long with a stocky body and relatively short legs for a wader.
Giant SnipeGallinago undulataThis is the largest snipe at 36 to 47 cm (14 to 19 in) in length.
Madagascar SnipeGallinago macrodactylaThis is a large and heavy snipe, between 29–32 cm long with a stocky body and relatively short legs.
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