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Common snipe (Rẽ giun, Gallinago gallinago)

The common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) is a small, stocky wader native to the Old World, belonging to the sandpiper family Scolopacidae.

The term Charadriiformes comes from New Latin, combining the Greek word kharadrios ("a bird of river valleys" or "a bird of ravines") and the Latin suffix -formes meaning "forms" or "shaped like". Therefore, Charadriiformes translates to "birds shaped like or resembling the charadrius," which is a type of plover or stone curlew historically found in dry river beds or ravines. 

The word Scolopacidae is New Latin, derived from the genus name Scolopax (Latin for "snipe" or "woodcock") and the common zoological suffix for family names, -idae.

The scientific name gallinago is Neo-Latin for a woodcock or snipe from Latin gallina, "hen" and the suffix -ago, "resembling".

Gallinago is a genus of birds in the wader family Scolopacidae, containing 18 species.

1/ Swinhoe's snipe, (Dẽ giun Swinhoe, Gallinago megala), also known as forest snipe or Chinese snipe

2/ Common snipe (Rẽ giun, Gallinago gallinago)

3/ Pin-tailed snipe or pintail snipe (Rẽ giun Á châu, Gallinago stenura)

4/ Wood snipe (Dẽ giun lớn, Rẽ giun lớn, Gallinago nemoricola)

5/ Solitary snipe (Gallinago solitaria)

The term Charadriiformes comes from New Latin, combining the Greek word kharadrios ("a bird of river valleys" or "a bird of ravines") and the Latin suffix -formes meaning "forms" or "shaped like". Therefore, Charadriiformes translates to "birds shaped like or resembling the charadrius," which is a type of plover or stone curlew historically found in dry river beds or ravines. 

The word Scolopacidae is New Latin, derived from the genus name Scolopax (Latin for "snipe" or "woodcock") and the common zoological suffix for family names, -idae.

The genus name gallinago is Neo-Latin for a woodcock or snipe from Latin gallina, "hen" and the suffix -ago, "resembling".

Pin-tailed snipe or pintail snipe (Rẽ giun Á châu, Gallinago stenura)

The pin-tailed snipe or pintail snipe (Gallinago stenura) is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae, the sandpipers.
The bird breeds in northern Russia and migrates to spend the non-breeding season in southern Asia from Pakistan to Indonesia. 
This bird species is the most common migrant snipe in southern India, Sri Lanka and much of Southeast Asia. 

The term Charadriiformes comes from New Latin, combining the Greek word kharadrios ("a bird of river valleys" or "a bird of ravines") and the Latin suffix -formes meaning "forms" or "shaped like". Therefore, Charadriiformes translates to "birds shaped like or resembling the charadrius," which is a type of plover or stone curlew historically found in dry river beds or ravines. 

The word Scolopacidae is New Latin, derived from the genus name Scolopax (Latin for "snipe" or "woodcock") and the common zoological suffix for family names, -idae.

The genus name gallinago is Neo-Latin for a woodcock or snipe from Latin gallina, "hen" and the suffix -ago, "resembling".

stenura: From Ancient Greek στενός (stenós, “narrow”); -ouros -tailed.

Solitary snipe (Gallinago solitaria)

The solitary snipe (Gallinago solitaria) is a small stocky wader of the family Scolopacidae. 
The bird is found in the Palearctic from northeast Iran to Korea and Japan.
The bird is sedentary in some regions and migratory in some other regions. The wintering grounds: northeastern Iran, Pakistan, northern India, Bangladesh, eastern China, Korea, Japan and Sakhalin...

The term Charadriiformes comes from New Latin, combining the Greek word kharadrios ("a bird of river valleys" or "a bird of ravines") and the Latin suffix -formes meaning "forms" or "shaped like". Therefore, Charadriiformes translates to "birds shaped like or resembling the charadrius," which is a type of plover or stone curlew historically found in dry river beds or ravines. 

The word Scolopacidae is New Latin, derived from the genus name Scolopax (Latin for "snipe" or "woodcock") and the common zoological suffix for family names, -idae.

The genus name gallinago is Neo-Latin for a woodcock or snipe from Latin gallina, "hen" and the suffix -ago, "resembling".

Solitaria comes from Latin, meaning "solitary," "alone," or "without a companion," derived from solitarius (the feminine form), stemming from solus ("alone"). 

Swinhoe's snipe, 
(Dẽ giun Swinhoe, Gallinago megala), also known as forest snipe or Chinese snipe

Swinhoe's snipe, (Gallinago megala) is a medium-sized, long-billed, migratory wader of the family.

The bird breeds mainly in central and southern Siberia and Mongolia. The entire population migrates and spends the non-breeding season principally in eastern and southern India, Sri Lanka, south-eastern China, South-East Asia and New Guinea.

The term Charadriiformes comes from New Latin, combining the Greek word kharadrios ("a bird of river valleys" or "a bird of ravines") and the Latin suffix -formes meaning "forms" or "shaped like". Therefore, Charadriiformes translates to "birds shaped like or resembling the charadrius," which is a type of plover or stone curlew historically found in dry river beds or ravines. 

The word Scolopacidae is New Latin, derived from the genus name Scolopax (Latin for "snipe" or "woodcock") and the common zoological suffix for family names, -idae.

The genus name gallinago is Neo-Latin for a woodcock or snipe from Latin gallina, "hen" and the suffix -ago, "resembling".

Wood snipe (Dẽ giun lớn, Rẽ giun lớn, Gallinago nemoricola)

The wood snipe (Gallinago nemoricola) is a species of snipe which breeds in the Himalayas of northern India, Nepal, Bhutan and southern China.
In winter, it occurs at lower altitudes in the Himalayas, as a regular visitor in small numbers to north Vietnam.

The term Charadriiformes comes from New Latin, combining the Greek word kharadrios ("a bird of river valleys" or "a bird of ravines") and the Latin suffix -formes meaning "forms" or "shaped like". Therefore, Charadriiformes translates to "birds shaped like or resembling the charadrius," which is a type of plover or stone curlew historically found in dry river beds or ravines. 

The word Scolopacidae is New Latin, derived from the genus name Scolopax (Latin for "snipe" or "woodcock") and the common zoological suffix for family names, -idae.

The scientific name gallinago is Neo-Latin for a woodcock or snipe from Latin gallina, "hen" and the suffix -ago, "resembling".

Nemoricola is a Latin term that means "woodland-dweller" or "forest-dweller". It is derived from the Latin word nemus, nemoris meaning "forest" or "woodland," and the Latin suffix -cola, meaning "inhabitant" or "dwelling".