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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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Records from Uruguay

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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Photography ID: 643555
♂ ♀ Laguna de Rocha
Rocha
Uruguay
07/18/2025
Adrian Antunez
Foto
Photography ID: 643554
  Adult
Laguna de Rocha
Rocha
Uruguay
07/18/2025
Adrian Antunez
Foto
Photography ID: 556051
  Adult
Montevideo
Montevideo
Uruguay
05/08/2020
Luis Maria Piñeyrua Pittaluga
Foto
Photography ID: 499605
  Adult
Laguna de Rocha
Rocha
Uruguay
07/09/2022
Mauricio Silvera
Foto
Photography ID: 498326
  Adult
Laguna de Rocha
Rocha
Uruguay
06/26/2022
Adrian Antunez



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
232200418/07/2025UruguayRochaLaguna de RochaAdrian Antunez
213781627/08/2024UruguayRochaEl albardon, Estancia El albardonJulio Cesar Castillo Yazauskas
163713610/09/2022UruguayRochaLaguna de Rocha., Rocha1Emilio Lessa
160732109/07/2022UruguayRochaLaguna de RochaMauricio Silvera
160319026/06/2022UruguayRochaLaguna de RochaAdrian Antunez
191239908/05/2020UruguayMontevideoPuertito del Buceo, MontevideoLuis Maria Piñeyrua Pittaluga
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Citation recommended:

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