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Magellanic Snipe

Gallinago magellanica

Least Concern
الفصيلة
Scolopacidae
الرتبة
Charadriiformes

حول

Magellanic Snipe: 27–30 cm, snipe of southern South America from southern Chile and Argentina through Tierra del Fuego to the Falkland Islands. Cryptic streaked brown plumage. Inhabits boggy moorland, marshes, and wet grassland. Feeds by probing for invertebrates. Partially migratory; some populations winter further north.

Habitat & Range

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

السلوك والتكاثر

التعشيش

Nest type: SC.

عدد البيض في الوضع

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التصنيف

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
الرتبة Charadriiformes (Shorebirds & Gulls)
الفصيلة Scolopacidae (Sandpipers & Snipes)
Genus Gallinago
الأنواع Gallinago magellanica

External Databases

الأسئلة الشائعة

Is the Magellanic Snipe endangered?
The Magellanic Snipe has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Magellanic Snipe nest?
Nest type: SC.
What order and family does the Magellanic Snipe belong to?
The Magellanic Snipe (Gallinago magellanica) belongs to the order Charadriiformes and the family Scolopacidae.

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