![]() Greater Painted-Snipe The male Greater Painted-Snipe is paler and greyer in color. Its head and neck are grey-brown and ash-grey in color, respectively. It has white streaked throat. The upperparts and wings are gold, brown and black whereas the underparts are white. The bird has a distinct golden eye patch. ![]() Pin-Tailed Snipe Pin-Tailed Snipe is the most common migrant snipe of southern India. This snipe is a mottled brown bird. It has a long, straight and dark bill. A dark stripe runs through the eye of the bird and there are light stripes above and below it. The underside is pale. The bird has streaked buff breast and white belly. The short legs are greenish-grey in appearance. Male and female snipes are similar. Solitary Snipe ![]() Common Snipe Common Snipe is a winter visitor and local resident of India. It has cryptically patterned and mottled brown upperparts and paler underparts. The bill of the bird is extremely elongated, straight and dark. There are pale stripes on the back and dark streaks on the chest of the bird. There is a dark stripe which runs through the eye and light stripes are present above and below it. The bird has pointed and long wings. The bird has short legs and tail. The male and female birds are similar, but the female bird may have a slightly longer bill. Jack Snipe Jack Snipe migrates during the non-breeding period to India. This snipe has a mottled brown upper body and pale lower body. It has a dark stripe which runs through the eye and also has yellow back stripes. The wings of the bird are pointed and narrow. |
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