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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
210398724/02/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoReserva Natural Urbana Bahía Encerrada, Ushuaia1Sabrina Godoy
210398128/01/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoAuto selected -54.87189, Ushuaia1Sabrina Godoy
210398027/01/2024ArgentinaTierra del FuegoAuto selected -54.85982 -67.51485, Ushuaia1Sabrina Godoy
210396705/01/2024ArgentinaSanta CruzBahía Redonda, Lago Argentino1Sabrina Godoy
210396804/01/2024ArgentinaSanta CruzHoya del Chingue, Lago Argentino1Sabrina Godoy
210397809/12/2023ArgentinaTierra del FuegoEl Tropezón (Tierra del Fuego), Río Grande1Sabrina Godoy
210398908/12/2023ArgentinaTierra del FuegoUshuaia--Bahía Golondrina, Ushuaia1Sabrina Godoy
210670720/11/2023ArgentinaTierra del FuegoEa. Sara, Río Grande2Sabrina Godoy
210671220/11/2023ArgentinaTierra del FuegoSan Sebastian, Río Grande1Sabrina Godoy
210670920/11/2023ArgentinaTierra del FuegoLaguna de los Patos, Río Grande1Sabrina Godoy
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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 26/09/2026.