Gallinago
| Gallinago | |
|---|---|
| Common snipe | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Aves | 
| Order: | Charadriiformes | 
| Family: | Scolopacidae | 
| Genus: | Gallinago Brisson, 1760 | 
| Type species | |
| Scolopax gallinago Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Species | |
| See text | |
| Synonyms | |
| Capella | |
Gallinago is a genus of birds in the wader family Scolopacidae, containing 18 species.