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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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Photography ID: 515916
  Adult
Río Gallegos
Santa Cruz
Argentina
01/19/2022
Andrés Cecconi
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Photography ID: 472237
  Adult
El Calafate
Santa Cruz
Argentina
11/09/2021
Andrés Cecconi



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
168082819/01/2022ArgentinaSanta CruzReserva costera urbana, Río GallegosAndrés Cecconi
150129009/11/2021ArgentinaSanta CruzReserva Ecológica Municipal Laguna Nimez, El CalafateAndrés Cecconi
87272614/01/2019ArgentinaSanta CruzEstancia La Oriental, Parque Nacional Perito MorenoAndrés Cecconi
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Magellanic Snipe (Gallinago magellanica) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 29/03/2026.