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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
127059902/02/2020ArgentinaSanta CruzReserva Ecológica Municipal Laguna Nimez, El Calafate1Mariano Micheluzzi
127059819/10/2019ArgentinaSanta CruzReserva Ecológica Municipal Laguna Nimez, El Calafate9Mariano Micheluzzi
127057205/10/2019ArgentinaSanta CruzBahía Redonda (AICA SC12), Lago Argentino1Mariano Micheluzzi
127059719/09/2019ArgentinaSanta CruzReserva Ecológica Municipal Laguna Nimez, El Calafate3Mariano Micheluzzi
127059606/09/2019ArgentinaSanta CruzReserva Ecológica Municipal Laguna Nimez, El Calafate3Mariano Micheluzzi
127059524/08/2019ArgentinaSanta CruzReserva Ecológica Municipal Laguna Nimez, El Calafate3Mariano Micheluzzi
127059403/02/2019ArgentinaSanta CruzReserva Ecológica Municipal Laguna Nimez, El Calafate1Mariano Micheluzzi
127059319/11/2018ArgentinaSanta CruzReserva Ecológica Municipal Laguna Nimez, El Calafate5Mariano Micheluzzi
127059202/11/2018ArgentinaSanta CruzReserva Ecológica Municipal Laguna Nimez, El Calafate7Mariano Micheluzzi
127056928/10/2018ArgentinaSanta CruzArroyo Calafate, Lago Argentino4Mariano Micheluzzi
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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 04/10/2026.