Noble Snipe (Gallinago nobilis)

Other Names (World)
Noble Snipe, Paramo Snipe

Family
Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes)

Size
30 - 32.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sclater, 1856

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude grassland. From 2,700 - 4,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia (P), Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.

Northern Andes, from north-western Venezuela through central Colombia to Ecuador.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status NT
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (39)...)

Noble Snipe (Gallinago nobilis) [XC332888]
by Lelis Navarrete from Papallacta Pass, Napo, Ecuador (flight call)

Noble Snipe (Gallinago nobilis) [XC35089]
by Bernabe Lopez-Lanus from Papallacta Pass, Napo, Ecuador (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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