The pin-tailed snipe or pintail snipe (Gallinago stenura) is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae, the sandpipers. It breeds in northern Russia and migrates to spend the non-breeding season in southern Asia from Pakistan to Indonesia. It is the most common migrant snipe in southern India, Sri Lanka and much of Southeast Asia. It is a vagrant to north-western and northern Australia, and to Kenya in East Africa. These birds forage in mud or soft soil, probing or picking up food by sight. They mainly eat insects and earthworms, but also some plant material.
Gallinago stenura spotted at Rancha-Rancha school football field in 12/5/2015
Gallinagostenura
Gallinago stenura
Author: Wild Life & Nature North Borneo
An effort to promote the activity of birdwatching to Labuan island thru Avitourism. Labuan's area comprises the main island (Labuan Island – 91.64 square kilometres or 35.38 square miles) and six other smaller islands, Burung, Daat, Kuraman, Big Rusukan, Small Rusukan and Papan island with a total area of 91.64 square kilometres (35.38 square miles). The islands lie 8 kilometres (5.0 miles) off the coast of Borneo, adjacent to the Malaysian state of Sabah and to the north of Brunei Darussalam, on the northern edge of Brunei Bay facing the South China Sea. Labuan Island is mainly flat and undulating; its highest point is Bukit Kubong at 148 metres (486 feet) above sea level. Over 70% of the island is still covered with vegetation. The main town area of Victoria is located in a position facing Brunei Bay. Come and discover the Resident and Migratory Birds to Labuan Island (5° 19' 29.3052'' N and 115° 13' 6.3480'' E), North Borneo. Contact us at : labuanbirds@gmail.com, labuanavianorthborneo@gmail.com or dtbolinb @gmail.com or visit our own @WildlifeandNatureNorthBorneo (Youtube channel).
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WildLife & Nature North Borneo , (5° 19' 29.3052' & 115° 13' 6.3480'' E) 