Identifying Pin-tailed, Swinhoe’s and Common Snipe

Snipes are cryptic species of wetlands and marshes that are often hard to distinguish. This article is a detailed photographic identification guide on distinguishing between the three most common species of snipes in Thailand: Common Snipe, Pin-tailed Snipe and Swinhoe’s Snipe. An article of value to Indian birdwatchers too.

Image: Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok