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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Giant Snipe* |
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Gallinago undulata |
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Description (10)
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Giant Snipe
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Other Names (World)
Giant Snipe, Guianan Giant Snipe
Family
Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes)
Size
35 - 40 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Boddaert, 1783)
Habitat
Tall vegetation in swamps and flooded grasslands, and occasionally in dry savannas. From sea-level - 2,200 m.
Bolivia (B), Brazil (B), Colombia (B), French Guiana (B), Guyana (B), Paraguay (B), Suriname (B), Venezuela (B).
Vagrant to Argentina (NB).
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
Habitat loss and hunting are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (39)...)
Giant Snipe (Gallinago undulata) [XC315594]
by Ross Gallardy from Universidade Federal de Goi\u00e1s , Goi\u00e2nia., Brazil (alarm call)
Giant Snipe (Gallinago undulata) [XC664091]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from CNES - space rider, French Guiana (song)
Subspecies
Some authors suggest that subspecies gigantea may merit treatment as separate species.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
- undulata (Boddaert, 1783) - Western and eastern Colombia; Venezuela to extreme northern Brazil and probably east to the Guianas.
- gigantea (Temminck, 1826) - Eastern Bolivia, Paraguay and south-eastern Brazil; probably also Uruguay and north-eastern Argentina.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Giant Snipe see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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