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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 El Chaltén

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: 640067
 El Chaltén
Santa Cruz
Argentina
11/27/2021
Gustavo Marasco
Foto
Photography ID: 527189
  Adult
El Chaltén
Santa Cruz
Argentina
02/17/2023
Gabriel Carbajales
Foto
Photography ID: 440045
  Adult
El Chaltén
Santa Cruz
Argentina
02/26/2021
Edgar Romeo
Foto
Photography ID: 334599
  Adult
El Chaltén
Santa Cruz
Argentina
10/18/2018
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 201843
  Adult
El Chaltén
Santa Cruz
Argentina
01/11/2017
Mauro Carballo
Foto
Photography ID: 18828
  Adult
El Chaltén
Santa Cruz
Argentina
01/13/2013
Astrid Wessels



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
173028717/02/2023ArgentinaSanta CruzSendero a El Chorrillo del Salto, El Chaltén1Gabriel Carbajales
230722727/11/2021ArgentinaSanta CruzEl Chaltén, El ChalténGustavo Marasco
139222826/02/2021ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta a Lago del Desierto, El ChalténEdgar Romeo
92712418/10/2018ArgentinaSanta CruzEl ChalténGlauco Oliveira
68141201/01/2018ArgentinaSanta CruzEl Chaltén1Mauricio Secchi
57282611/01/2017ArgentinaSanta CruzBahía Tunel, El ChalténMauro Carballo
5137613/01/2013ArgentinaSanta CruzPoincenot, El ChalténAstrid Wessels
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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 21/09/2026.