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African Snipe
Afrikaanse Snip · Gallinago nigripennis
A superbly camouflaged wader, streaked and barred in browns to vanish against marsh grass. Its very long bill probes deep into soft mud for worms. Usually unseen until it explodes from underfoot in a zigzag flight, in display it dives steeply so its spread tail feathers make a strange bleating hum.
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A well-camouflaged brown wader with stripes down its back and a very long straight bill; it zigzags away when flushed.
Where to see it in Kruger
Hides in boggy grass and muddy margins of pans and marshes, hard to see until it bursts up.
Did you know
In its diving display its tail feathers hum and bleat like a goat, a sound called drumming.
Often confused with
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