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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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Foto
Photography ID: 477206
 Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
12/15/2021
Hugo Caverzasi
Foto
Photography ID: 457708
 Alberdi
Córdoba
Argentina
08/15/2021
Hugo Caverzasi



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Species vocalizations

Last vocalizations published


Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Hugo Caverzasi12/11/2021ArgentinaSanta CruzReserva Ecológica Municipal Laguna Nimez, El CalafateN/AN/ANoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
152220816/12/2021ArgentinaTierra del FuegoParque Nacional Tierra del FuegoHugo Caverzasi
152087715/12/2021ArgentinaTierra del FuegoBahia Ensenada, UshuaiaHugo Caverzasi
152396511/12/2021ArgentinaSanta CruzReserva Ecológica Municipal Laguna Nimez, El CalafateHugo Caverzasi
190800615/08/2021ArgentinaCórdobaAlberdiHugo Caverzasi
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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.