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Magellanic Snipe

Gallinago magellanica
(King, PP, 1828)
Becasina Patagónica
Family: Scolopacidae
Order: Charadriiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Scolopax magellanicus.

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: 681521
  Adult
Ruta Provincial 226, Mendoza, Ar
Mendoza
Argentina
03/22/2026
Pablo Moreno
Foto
Photography ID: 681520
  Adult
Ruta Provincial 226, Mendoza, Ar
Mendoza
Argentina
03/22/2026
Pablo Moreno
Foto
Photography ID: 668759
  Adult
Dina Huapi
Río Negro
Argentina
01/05/2026
Adrian Dario Barboza



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245629422/03/2026ArgentinaMendozaRuta Provincial 226, Mendoza, ArPablo Moreno
245628522/03/2026ArgentinaMendozaRuta Provincial 226, Mendoza, Ar5Pablo Moreno
245159111/03/2026ArgentinaTierra del FuegoCerca de prefectura naval, Puerto almanzaOscar Alfredo Eliseche
243651820/02/2026ArgentinaNeuquénEstancia Huechahue2Nicolas Olejnik
243354815/02/2026ArgentinaNeuquénQuemquemtreu1Nicolas Olejnik
243236512/02/2026ArgentinaNeuquénRío Chimehuin, Junin de los Andes1Nicolas Olejnik
241913605/01/2026ArgentinaRío NegroDesembocadura del Río Ñirihuau en el Lago Nahuel Huapi, Dina HuapiAdrian Dario Barboza
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Magellanic Snipe (Gallinago magellanica) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.