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 Argentina

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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Species photographs

Last published photographs

Photography ID: 704235
Adult
Laguna Esmeralda - Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
03/14/2026
Edgar Romeo

Photography ID: 704234
Adult
Puerto almanza
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
03/11/2026
Edgar Romeo

Photography ID: 681521
Adult
Ruta Provincial 226, Mendoza, Ar
Mendoza
Argentina
03/22/2026
Pablo Moreno

Photography ID: 681520
Adult
Ruta Provincial 226, Mendoza, Ar
Mendoza
Argentina
03/22/2026
Pablo Moreno

Photography ID: 679344
Adult
Puerto almanza
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
03/11/2026
Oscar Alfredo Eliseche

Photography ID: 668759
Adult
Dina Huapi
Río Negro
Argentina
01/05/2026
Adrian Dario Barboza

Photography ID: 668346
El Calafate
Santa Cruz
Argentina
12/28/2025
Hernán Tolosa

Photography ID: 640067
El Chaltén
Santa Cruz
Argentina
11/27/2021
Gustavo Marasco

Photography ID: 639858
El Calafate
Santa Cruz
Argentina
11/25/2021
Gustavo Marasco

Photography ID: 639413
Esquel
Chubut
Argentina
03/03/2020
Gustavo Marasco

Photography ID: 638755
Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
12/03/2023
Gustavo Marasco

Photography ID: 626163
Adult
Isla Borbón (pebble Island)
Islas Malvinas
Argentina
12/02/2024
Max Uranga

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Species vocalizations

Last vocalizations published

Audio player	User	Date	Country	Province	Place	Sex	Life stage	It was observed	Details
	Gustavo Fernando Durán	12/07/2025	Argentina	Tierra del Fuego	Onas 181, Ushuaia	N/A	N/A	No	No
	Gustavo Fernando Durán	12/07/2025	Argentina	Tierra del Fuego	Onas 181, Ushuaia	N/A	N/A	No	No
	Gustavo Fernando Durán	12/07/2025	Argentina	Tierra del Fuego	Onas 181, Ushuaia	N/A	N/A	No	No
	Gustavo Fernando Durán	12/02/2025	Argentina	Tierra del Fuego	Teniente Miguel Berraz 113, Ushuaia	N/A	N/A	No	No
	Jorge La Grotteria	11/10/2024	Argentina	Tierra del Fuego	Reserva Natural Urbana Bahía Encerrada, Ushuaia	N/A	N/A	Yes	No
	Jorge La Grotteria	11/09/2024	Argentina	Tierra del Fuego	Avenida Prefectura Naval Argentina, Ushuaia	N/A	N/A	Yes	No
	Pablo Serur	10/09/2022	Argentina	Mendoza	Dique Brisoli, Malargüe	N/A	Adult	Yes	No
	Pablo Serur	10/13/2022	Argentina	Mendoza	Dique Brisoli, Malargüe	N/A	Adult	Yes	No
	Hugo Caverzasi	12/11/2021	Argentina	Santa Cruz	Reserva Ecológica Municipal Laguna Nimez, El Calafate	N/A	N/A	No	No