Magellanic Snipe
Gallinago magellanica
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<birdfyi-bird slug="gallinago-magellanica"></birdfyi-bird>The Magellanic Snipe (Gallinago magellanica) is a bird species in the family Scolopacidae (sandpipers & snipes), within the order Charadriiformes (shorebirds & gulls). The IUCN Red List classifies it as Least Concern.
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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
Conservation Status
Behavior & Breeding
Nesting
Nest type: SC.
Clutch Size
2
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Charadriiformes (Shorebirds & Gulls) |
| Family | Scolopacidae (Sandpipers & Snipes) |
| Genus | Gallinago |
| Species | Gallinago magellanica |
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Other species in the Scolopacidae family