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Gallinago magellanica

Magellanic Snipe


Gallinago magellanica

(King, 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 Tierra del Fuego

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.




Geographic distribution


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Species photographs

Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 704234
  Adult
Puerto almanza
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
03/11/2026
Edgar Romeo
Foto
Photography ID: 638755
 Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
12/03/2023
Gustavo Marasco
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



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Species vocalizations

Last vocalizations published


IDAudio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
ER-5449Gustavo Fernando Durán12/07/2025ArgentinaTierra del FuegoOnas 181, UshuaiaN/AN/ANoNo
ER-5448Gustavo Fernando Durán12/07/2025ArgentinaTierra del FuegoOnas 181, UshuaiaN/AN/ANoNo
ER-5447Gustavo Fernando Durán12/07/2025ArgentinaTierra del FuegoOnas 181, UshuaiaN/AN/ANoNo
ER-5441Gustavo Fernando Durán12/02/2025ArgentinaTierra del FuegoTeniente Miguel Berraz 113, UshuaiaN/AN/ANoNo
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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Species reports



 Detail of places sorted by number of records







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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
252622714/03/2026ArgentinaTierra del FuegoLaguna Esmeralda - UshuaiaEdgar Romeo
252622511/03/2026ArgentinaTierra del FuegoPuerto almanzaEdgar Romeo
245159111/03/2026ArgentinaTierra del FuegoCerca de prefectura naval, Puerto almanzaOscar Alfredo Eliseche
239647007/12/202517:33ArgentinaTierra del FuegoOnas 181, UshuaiaGustavo Fernando Durán
239574302/12/202511:24ArgentinaTierra del FuegoTeniente Miguel Berraz 113, Ushuaia1Gustavo Fernando Durán
239573202/12/202510:54ArgentinaTierra del FuegoAvenida Malvinas Argentinas 120, Ushuaia1Gustavo Fernando Durán
239452230/11/202513:16ArgentinaTierra del FuegoCamino sin nombrar1Gustavo Fernando Durán
224297913/01/2025ArgentinaTierra del FuegoEa. Las Hijas, Río Grande1Ralph Roberts
223735305/01/2025ArgentinaTierra del FuegoEa. La Catalana--Laguna de las Gallaretas, Río Grande1Ralph Roberts
223730303/01/2025ArgentinaTierra del FuegoEa. La Catalana--Potrero Las Tumbas, Río 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 30/10/2026.