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Gallinago magellanica

Magellanic Snipe


Gallinago magellanica

(King, PP, 1828)
Becasina Patagónica
Family: Scolopacidae
Order: Charadriiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Scolopax magellanicus.




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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


Taxonomic notes:

-10/12/2022: HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 started to consider the Patagonian Snipe (Gallinago magellanica) as a full species, so we no longer consider it an "EcoRegistros Exception," and both sources now follow the same criterion.




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Foto
Photography ID: 457973
  Adult
Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
01/26/2014
Silvina Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 217291
  Adult
Canal Beagle
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
01/13/2014
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 71383
  Adult
Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
11/23/2014
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 71382
  Adult
Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
11/23/2014
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 67422
♂  Adult
Chos Malal
Neuquén
Argentina
09/27/2014
Raúl Fuentes
Foto
Photography ID: 44875
  Adult
Río Grande
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
01/27/2014
Alec Earnshaw
Foto
Photography ID: 41452
  Adult
Isla H
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
02/18/2014
Ruggeri Andres
Foto
Photography ID: 37844
  Adult
Lago Cholila
Chubut
Argentina
02/03/2014
Julián Tocce
Foto
Photography ID: 33593
  Adult
Mariano Moreno
Neuquén
Argentina
01/11/2014
Adriana Bellotti
Foto
Photography ID: 32463
  Adult
Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
01/06/2014
Nicolás Bahntje



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
21278013/12/2014ArgentinaTierra del FuegoParque Nacional Tierra del FuegoDiana Weyland
21060304/12/2014ArgentinaNeuquénBajada ColoradaFacundo Irazoqui
36476826/11/2014ArgentinaTierra del FuegoIsla de los EstadosUlises Balza
20596423/11/2014ArgentinaTierra del FuegoUshuaiaPablo Eguia
41058817/11/2014ArgentinaSanta CruzRío GallegosUlises Balza
19336627/09/2014ArgentinaNeuquénChos MalalRaúl Fuentes
20467214/05/2014ChileRegión de CoquimboLaguna interior, Humedal Desembocadura del Río ElquiXimena Olivares
14034728/04/2014ChileRegión del Bío-BíoSan CarlosMariano Costa
13055804/03/2014ArgentinaNeuquénCollón CuraFacundo Rosati
11538722/02/2014ArgentinaChubutEl MaiténJuan Jones
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Recommended citation
Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Magellanic Snipe (Gallinago magellanica) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 22/09/2026.