Gallinago

Gallinago is a genus of birds in the wader family Scolopacidae, containing 17 species. The scientific name gallinago is New Latin for a woodcock or snipe from Latin gallina, "hen" and the suffix -ago, "resembling".

Gallinago

Gallinago is a genus of birds in the wader family Scolopacidae, containing 17 species. The scientific name gallinago is New Latin for a woodcock or snipe from Latin gallina, "hen" and the suffix -ago, "resembling".