Fuegian Snipe (Gallinago stricklandii)

Other Names (World)
Fuegian Snipe, Cordilleran Snipe, Southern Cordilleran Snipe, Strickland's Cordilleran Snipe

Family
Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes)

Size
29 - 30 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gray, 1845)

Habitat
Grassy and forested boggy areas with low scrub or rushes, often in a mosaic of grassy bog, bamboo and lichen-clad dwarf forest and sometimes cushion-plant bogs. From sea-level - 4,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina (B), Chile (B), Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (NB).

South-central Chile and south-central Argentina south to Tierra del Fuego.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010).

Status NT
Habitat degradation due to conversion to agriculture and grazing is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (9)...)

Fuegian Snipe (Gallinago stricklandii) [XC686812]
by Sebasti\u00e1n Saiter V. from Punta Arenas, Magallanes Province, Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica, Chile (nocturnal flight call)

Fuegian Snipe (Gallinago stricklandii) [XC764557]
by Sebasti\u00e1n Saiter V. from Punta Arenas, Magallanes Province, Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica, Chile (nocturnal flight call, nonvocal sounds, winnow)

Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Andean Snipe (Gallinago jamesoni), with which often considered conspecific.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Fuegian Snipe (Gallinago stricklandii) - 10 files

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