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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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Photography ID: 527189
  Adult
El Chaltén
Santa Cruz
Argentina
02/17/2023
Gabriel Carbajales



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
247204916/05/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresPunta indio, Magdalena1Gabriel Carbajales
173028717/02/2023ArgentinaSanta CruzSendero a El Chorrillo del Salto, El Chaltén1Gabriel Carbajales
173020715/02/2023ArgentinaSanta CruzBahía redonda, El Calafate5Gabriel Carbajales
173016514/02/2023ArgentinaSanta CruzReserva Ecológica Municipal Laguna Nimez, El Calafate4Gabriel Carbajales
173002310/02/2023ArgentinaTierra del FuegoReserva Natural Urbana Bahía Encerrada, Ushuaia1Gabriel Carbajales
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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.