Imperial Snipe (Gallinago imperialis)

Other Names (World)
Imperial Snipe, Banded Snipe, Bogota Snipe

Family
Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes)

Size
29 - 30 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sclater & Salvin, 1869

Habitat
Bogs and moist elfin forest intermixed with tree-ferns and tall grass, bamboo-fringed glades. From 2,745 - 3,700 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Ecuador (B), Peru (B).

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.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (26)...)

Imperial Snipe (Gallinago imperialis) [XC95387]
by Willem-Pier Vellinga from Pichincha Mountain, Pichincha, Ecuador (display flight at dusk)

Imperial Snipe (Gallinago imperialis) [XC250857]
by Andrew Spencer from Zamora-Chinchipe: Reserva Tapichalaca p\u00e1ramo, Ecuador (song, aerial song with swoop)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Imperial Snipe (Gallinago imperialis) - 6 files

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