Bangladesh, Bhutan, China (mainland), India, Iran [Islamic Republic of], Japan, Kazakhstan (B), Kyrgyzstan (B) (NB), Mongolia (B), Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia (Asian) (B), Russia (Central Asian) (B), Russia (European), South Korea, Tajikistan (B), Turkmenistan (B).
Vagrant to Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 11,000 - 110,000 (2010).
Solitary Snipe (Gallinago solitaria) [XC188630]
by id from Ulaganskiy rayon, Altay Republits, Russian Federation (aerial display)
Solitary Snipe (Gallinago solitaria) [XC766188]
by Stanislas Wroza from Argalant, T\u00f6v, Mongolia (flight call, wingbeats)
Subspecies
Validity of subspecies uncertain.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
solitaria Hodgson, 1831 - High mountains of central Asia, from south-central Siberia through Altai, Tien Shan and Pamirs to Himalayas and probably southern Tibet. Winters south to eastern Pakistan and northern India, and east to Myanmar.
japonica (Bonaparte, 1856) - Mountains of Sakhalin and north-eastern China (Heilongjiang), and probably also from Stanovoy Mts through Dzhugdzhur and Kolymskiy Mts to Kamchatka, and south to Sikhote Alin. Winters from Amurland and Sakhalin to Kamchatka, and in Korea, Japan and eastern China.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet