The Wilson's Snipe has been renamed Gallinago delicata; the Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago has been split to refer strictly to the Eurasian species. Here is a link that says as much: http://www.enature.com/flashcard/show_flash_card.asp?recordNumber=BD0223

Good birding!

Brett A. Wolfe
Seattle, WA
m_lincolnii at yahoo.com


Michael Kennedy <michael.kennedy at shaw.ca> wrote:
I've been sleeping for the past two years or so and have recently woken to read a number of posts on tweeters that talk about a Wilson's Snipe.

Can someone tell me if this the same Gallinago gallinago that I have seen here in BC and through my travels around North America or has there been a split announced by the Birding demi gods at the AOU?


Any help or direction to a specific web site that answers this question will be much appreciated.

Thanks

Michael Kennedy
Victoria BC

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