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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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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 614620
 Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
11/10/2024
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 614619
 Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
11/10/2024
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 614618
 Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
11/10/2024
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 614542
 Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
11/10/2024
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 614541
 Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
11/10/2024
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 614540
 Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
11/10/2024
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 614166
 Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
11/09/2024
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 614165
 Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
11/09/2024
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 614164
 Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
11/09/2024
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 595655
  Adult
Departamento de Lavalle
Mendoza
Argentina
08/11/2024
Carlos Cabrera



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Species vocalizations

Last vocalizations published


IDAudio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
ER-4946Jorge La Grotteria11/10/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoReserva Natural Urbana Bahía Encerrada, UshuaiaN/AN/AYesNo
ER-4945Jorge La Grotteria11/09/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoAvenida Prefectura Naval Argentina, UshuaiaN/AN/AYesNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
223727431/12/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoEa La Catalana-Potrero La Legua, Río Grande1Ralph Roberts
222704726/12/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoEa. La Catalana--Laguna de las Gallaretas, Río Grande3Ralph Roberts
222688025/12/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoEa. La Catalana--Potrero Las Tumbas, Río Grande1Ralph Roberts
255089022/12/2024ArgentinaChubutRuta Nacional 26, Chubut, AR (-45,838, -67,827), Escalante2Giselle Mangini
222676922/12/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoEa. La Catalana--Potrero Guanaco, Río Grande1Ralph Roberts
222674221/12/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoEa La Catalana--Vega de los Chorlos, Río Grande3Ralph Roberts
221116715/12/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoEa. La Catalana-- Potrero El Faldeo, Río Grande4Ralph Roberts
221115812/12/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoEa. La Catalana--Potrero Las Tumbas, Río Grande1Ralph Roberts
221114812/12/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoEa. La Catalana--Vega del Halcón, Ea. La Catalana2Ralph Roberts
221109208/12/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoRío Grande1Ralph Roberts
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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 13/10/2026.