Great Snipe vs Pin-tailed Snipe

Gallinago media compared with Gallinago stenura

Key Differences

• Great Snipe is Near Threatened while Pin-tailed Snipe is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Snipe	Pin-tailed Snipe
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family same	Scolopacidae	Scolopacidae
Genus same	Gallinago	Gallinago
Species	Gallinago media	Gallinago stenura

Evolutionary Relationship

Great Snipe and Pin-tailed Snipe share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Gallinago.

Conservation Status

Great Snipe

NT — Near Threatened

Pin-tailed Snipe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Snipe	Pin-tailed Snipe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Snipe

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Pin-tailed Snipe

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Great Snipe

Great Snipe (Gallinago media) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden