From its wintering grounds in Australia (and very occasionally New Zealand), the Japanese snipe migrates to Japan along the East Asian/Australasian flyway. Its main breeding range is on the lowlands of the northern island of Hokkaido though small pockets of birds breed in highland areas further south.
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Forest and Bird, Issue 268, 1 May 1993, Page 32
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47From its wintering grounds in Australia (and very occasionally New Zealand), the Japanese snipe migrates to Japan along the East Asian/Australasian flyway. Its main breeding range is on the lowlands of the northern island of Hokkaido though small pockets of birds breed in highland areas further south. Forest and Bird, Issue 268, 1 May 1993, Page 32
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