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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


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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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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
239336127/11/202522:24ChileRegión de Magallanes y la Antártica ChilenaY-85, TimaukelMarcelo Gavensky
239216908/11/2025ChileRegión de Magallanes y la Antártica ChilenaParque Pingüino Rey (Desembocadura Río Marazzi), Porvenir1Diego Oscar
239210907/11/2025ChileRegión de Magallanes y la Antártica ChilenaHumedal Tres Puentes, Punta Arenas1Diego Oscar
239201806/11/2025ChileRegión de Magallanes y la Antártica ChilenaBahía Dirección2Diego Oscar
190906107/12/2022ChileRegión de ValparaísoEstero Mantágua, QuinteroCarmen Lúcia Bays Figueiredo
174042401/12/2022ChileRegión de Magallanes y la Antártica ChilenaY-150, AmargaMarcelo Gavensky
155858410/03/2022ChileRegión de Los LagosParque Tepuhueico1Nicolas Olejnik
119811111/02/2020ChileRegión de Los LagosChiloéPablo Eguia
119091814/01/2020ChileRegión de Magallanes y la Antártica ChilenaHumedal Tres Puentes, Punta Arenas2Virginia Bonifacio
117510112/01/2020ChileRegión de Magallanes y la Antártica ChilenaHumedal Tres Puentes, Punta ArenasVirginia Bonifacio
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Magellanic Snipe (Gallinago magellanica) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 03/10/2026.