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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: 467011
  Adult
Reserva Laguna Nimez
Santa Cruz
Argentina
10/09/2021
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 416609
  Adult
San Carlos de Bariloche
Río Negro
Argentina
01/08/2010
Diego Oscar



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
238755703/11/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzEstancia Punta Bandera3Diego Oscar
238627102/11/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzReserva Laguna Nimez1Diego Oscar
147907212/10/2021ArgentinaSanta CruzReserva Laguna Nimez1Diego Oscar
147892909/10/2021ArgentinaSanta CruzReserva Laguna Nimez1Diego Oscar
135977307/01/2021ArgentinaChubutRuta 71 Entre PN Los Alerces y Esquel1Diego Oscar
130429308/01/2010ArgentinaRío NegroSan Carlos de BarilocheDiego Oscar
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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.