Wilson's Snipe

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Gallinago delicata

Wilson's Snipe, a reference photo
Photo: Gallinago-delicata-002.jpg: Mdf derivative work: Donkey shot · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Wilson's snipe (Gallinago delicata) is a small, stocky shorebird. The generic name Gallinago is Neo-Latin for a woodcock or snipe from Latin gallina, "hen" and the suffix -ago, "resembling". The specific name delicata is Latin for "dainty".

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Wilson's Snipe being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

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

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