Gallinago megala Swinhoe 1861 (Swinhoe's snipe)

Aves - Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae

Belongs to Gallinago according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Zelenkov et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Gallinago azovica, Gallinago delicata, Gallinago gallinago, Gallinago hardwickii, Gallinago kakuki, Gallinago media, Gallinago paraguaiae, Gallinago stenura, Capella anthonyi

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Dyuktai Cave (late Pleistocene layers) (Quaternary of Russian Federation)

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