Common name:
Solitary Snipe
Ladakhi name:
unknown
Scientific name:
Gallinago solitaria
Order:
Charadiformes
Family:
scolopacidae
fun facts:
The Solitary Snipe is a migrant to Ladakh. The sexes look the same.
In the breeding season, this snipe has an “aerial display” where it flies high in circles, followed by a powerful dive when it makes a drumming sound.
Bird Club Contributor:
Tsewang Dorjay Daya, Khardong
