Snipe are not real. They do not exist.
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Hate to be contrary, but there are approx 25 birds in the Snipe
family, ranging from the Common Snipe to the Jack Snipes.
Here are some more:Solitary Snipe, Gallinago solitaria
Latham's Snipe, Gallinago hardwickii
Wood Snipe, Gallinago nemoricola
Pin-tailed Snipe, Gallinago stenura
Swinhoe's Snipe, Gallinago megala
African Snipe, Gallinago nigripennis
Madagascar Snipe, Gallinago macrodactyla
Great Snipe, Gallinago media
Common Snipe, Gallinago gallinago
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata
South American Snipe, Gallinago paraguaiae
Puna Snipe, Gallinago andina
Noble Snipe, Gallinago nobilis
Giant Snipe, Gallinago undulata
Fuegian Snipe, Gallinago stricklandii
Andean Snipe, Gallinago jamesoni
Imperial Snipe, Gallinago imperialis
