Isolated sites in Peru, in Piura, Amazonas, La Libertad and Cuzco.
 
Population
Estimated population is 10,000 (2010) and decreasing.
Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation through conversion to agriculture, burning and grazing are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Imperial Snipe (Gallinago imperialis) [XC238289]
by Niels Krabbe from Pichincha: Loma Yanayacu Polylepis forest, Volc\u00e1n Pichincha, Ecuador (call, song, song with wing\/tail rush)
Imperial Snipe (Gallinago imperialis) [XC510753]
by Paul Molina Abril from El Oro, Ecuador (flight call)