Globe āŗ Birds āŗ Latham's snipe
Latham's snipe migration Gallinago hardwickii
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| Scientific name | Gallinago hardwickii |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 51 cm |
| Adult weight | 145.5 g (male), 160.4 g (female) |
| IUCN status | Near threatened |
| Records mapped | 53,802 (GBIF) |
| GPS / geolocator tracks | none with an open licence yet |
Facts from Wikidata Q941289 (CC0).
Migration in the data
53,802 GBIF records (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 licences only) are mapped here, in 1.41Ā° grid cells, month by month.
In East Asia and Australasia, the centre of the records (adjusted for observer effort) is furthest north in June (about 45Ā°N) and furthest south in January (about 34Ā°S).
More than half of the effort-adjusted signal there is south of the Equator in: January, February, March, August, September, October, November, December.
Month by month: centre of records in East Asia and Australasia
| Month | Centre (latitude) | South of the Equator |
|---|---|---|
| January | 34Ā°S | 100% |
| February | 33Ā°S | 100% |
| March | 28Ā°S | 99% |
| April | 28Ā°N | 20% |
| May | 43Ā°N | 0% |
| June | 45Ā°N | 0% |
| July | 44Ā°N | 1% |
| August | 4Ā°N | 53% |
| September | 14Ā°S | 77% |
| October | 28Ā°S | 95% |
| November | 32Ā°S | 100% |
| December | 33Ā°S | 100% |
Tracked birds
No openly licensed (CC0 / CC BY) tracking data package for this species was found in the Movebank Data Repository yet, so only records are shown.
About the latham's snipe
Latham's snipe, also Japanese snipe is a medium-sized, long-billed, migratory snipe of the East AsianāAustralasian Flyway. The origin of the bird's common name is not clear. John Latham was a well-known English physician and ornithologist in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and had a great interest in Australasian birds. However, he had no apparent connection with the snipe named after him.
From the Wikipedia article āLatham's snipeā (revision 1379042380), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sources
GBIF occurrence records, licence CC0 1.0 or CC BY 4.0 only, observations only (no specimens), filtered with: taxonKey=2481830&license=CC0_1_0&license=CC_BY_4_0&occurrenceStatus=PRESENT&hasGeospatialIssue=false&basisOfRecord=HUMAN_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=MACHINE_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=OBSERVATION. Monthly queries: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec. GBIF.org (23 October 2026) occurrence data accessed via the GBIF API; a GBIF download DOI is still to be added. Contributing datasets.