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American Bird Conservancy. 2018. Wilson's Snipe. Available at: https://abcbirds.org/bird/wilsons-snipe/.
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Carroll, J. M. 2011. The development of a winter survey for Wilson’s snipe in the Mississippi Flyway. University of Arkansas.
Carroll, J. M.; Krementz, D. G. 2014. Density and abundance of wintering Wilson's snipe in the Mississippi Flyway. Wildlife Biology 20: 108-114.
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IUCN. 2020. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2020-3. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 10 December 2020).
Long, L. L.; Ralph, C. J. 2001. Dynamics of habitat use by shorebirds in estuarine and agricultural habitats in northwestern California. The Wilson Bulletin 113(1): 41- 52.
Pardieck, K. L.; Ziolkowski Jr., D. J.; Lutmerding, M.; Hudson, M. A. R. 2018. North American Breeding Bird Survey Dataset 1966 - 2017, version 2017.0. U.S. Geological Survey, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Available at: https://doi.org/10.5066/F76972V8.
Partners in Flight. 2019. Avian Conservation Assessment Database, version 2019. Available at: http://pif.birdconservancy.org/ACAD.
Robbins, C.S. 1952. Wilson's snipe wintering ground studies, 1950-1951. Investigations of woodcock, snipes and rails. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Special Scientific Report Wildlife 14.
Rundle, W. D. 1981. Habitat selection by fall migrant snipe in southeastern Missouri. Annual Conference Southeastern Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies 35: 20-26.
Sibley, C.G. & Monroe, B.L. 1990. Distribution and Taxonomy of Birds of the World. Yale University Press, New Haven, USA.
Sibley, C.G. & Monroe, B.L. 1993. A supplement to 'Distribution and Taxonomy of Birds of the World'. Yale University Press, New Haven, USA.
Tuck, L. M. 1972. The snipes. Canadian Wildlife Service, Ottawa.
Whitehead, C. J. 1965. Foods and feeding habits of the common snipe (Capella gallinago delicata) in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, with ecological notes and a discussion of the methods of sexing and aging. Louisiana State University.
IUCN SSC Woodcock and Snipe Specialist Group
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BirdLife International (2025) Species factsheet: Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata. Downloaded from
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Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2025) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
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