Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Sandpipers and Allies :: South American Snipe

South American Snipe Gallinago paraguaiae

Described by: Vieillot (1816)
Alternate common name(s): Paraguayan Snipe, Magellanic Snipe, Magellan Snipe
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Torres del Paine National Park, Chile - Dec, 2005 © Arthur Grosset  Argentina - Nov, 2003 © Harold Stiver  Chile - Jan, 2003 © Colin Clark 
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Range

Ne. through c. to s. South America;
(1) E. of the Andes in e. Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana, Surinam, Guiana, Brazil (Bahia), e. Ecuador, e. Peru, n. and e. Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and n. Argentina s. to Mendoza, Cordoba and Buenos Aires.
(2) S. South America in Chile (Atacama) and s. Argentina from Neuquen and Rio Negro s. to Tierra del Fuego and Cape Horn. Falkland Is.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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