Charadriiformes / Scolopacidae / Gallinago

African Snipe

Gallinago nigripennis

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Gallinago nigripennis aequatorialis

Ethiopia to eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, and Mozambique
Gallinago nigripennis angolensis

Angola and Namibia to Zambia and western Zimbabwe
Gallinago nigripennis nigripennis

southern Mozambique and South Africa

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.