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Snares Island snipe

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This silent footage shows the Snares Island snipe. These birds spend the day under dense cover, coming out at dusk to feed. They probe into soil, logs or around the roots of plants to find insects, worms and other invertebrates.

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Gerard Hutching, Wading birds – Snipe, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/9179/snares-island-snipe (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Gerard Hutching, published 2 March 2009.