Revision of common snipe, Gallinago gallinago in morphometric analysis and buildingthe standard reference haematological values for further studies

Authors

AHMAD WAHEED
KAMRAN JAFAR
MUHAMMAD SALEEM KHAN
MUHAMMAD WAJID
SHAMOON ALI
MUHAMMAD WASEEM ASLAM
SHABBIR AHMAD

DOI

10.3906/zoo-2011-33

Abstract

This study was designed to record some morphometric and haematological parameters of common snipe, Gallinago gallinago. For this purpose, 20 individuals (10 male, 10 female) were collected from the wetlands of District Bahawalnagar, Punjab, Pakistan. Significant differences between the sexes were recorded in tail length, length of longest primary feather, and chest circumference. . No significant difference was recorded in haematological parameters between the sexes. Gut analysis revealed that common snipe feed mostly on Chironomidae and Ceratopogonidae larvae and male and female snipes have the same food preference.

Keywords

Morphometry, haematology, food preference, common snipe, Pakistan

First Page

499

Last Page

504

Recommended Citation

WAHEED, AHMAD; JAFAR, KAMRAN; KHAN, MUHAMMAD SALEEM; WAJID, MUHAMMAD; ALI, SHAMOON; ASLAM, MUHAMMAD WASEEM; and AHMAD, SHABBIR (2021) "Revision of common snipe, Gallinago gallinago in morphometric analysis and buildingthe standard reference haematological values for further studies," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 45: No. 6, Article 8. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-2011-33
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol45/iss6/8