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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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Records from Laguna de Rocha

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: 693732
  Adult
Laguna de Rocha
Rocha
Uruguay
05/17/2026
Adrian Antunez
Foto
Photography ID: 643555
♂ ♀ Laguna de Rocha
Rocha
Uruguay
07/18/2025
Adrian Antunez
Foto
Photography ID: 643554
  Adult
Laguna de Rocha
Rocha
Uruguay
07/18/2025
Adrian Antunez
Foto
Photography ID: 499605
  Adult
Laguna de Rocha
Rocha
Uruguay
07/09/2022
Mauricio Silvera
Foto
Photography ID: 498326
  Adult
Laguna de Rocha
Rocha
Uruguay
06/26/2022
Adrian Antunez



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
248991317/05/2026UruguayRochaLaguna de RochaAdrian Antunez
232200418/07/2025UruguayRochaLaguna de RochaAdrian Antunez
160732109/07/2022UruguayRochaLaguna de RochaMauricio Silvera
160319026/06/2022UruguayRochaLaguna de RochaAdrian Antunez
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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.