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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


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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Photography ID: 272908
  Adult
El Calafate
Santa Cruz
Argentina
03/18/2018
Gustavo Fernando Durán



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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Gustavo Fernando Durán12/07/2025ArgentinaTierra del FuegoOnas 181, UshuaiaN/AN/ANoNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán12/07/2025ArgentinaTierra del FuegoOnas 181, UshuaiaN/AN/ANoNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán12/07/2025ArgentinaTierra del FuegoOnas 181, UshuaiaN/AN/ANoNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán12/02/2025ArgentinaTierra del FuegoTeniente Miguel Berraz 113, UshuaiaN/AN/ANoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
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
118958711/02/2020ArgentinaSanta CruzPaseo Kirchner, El CalafateGustavo Fernando Durán
118769605/02/2020ArgentinaTierra del FuegoTeniente Miguel Berraz 113, UshuaiaGustavo Fernando Durán
77326818/03/2018ArgentinaSanta CruzEl CalafateGustavo Fernando Durán
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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 27/09/2026.