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 (strandläufer und schnepfen), within the order Charadriiformes (watvögel und möwen). 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.
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Nest type: SC.
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Taxonomie
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Ordnung | Charadriiformes (Watvögel und Möwen) |
| Familie | Scolopacidae (Strandläufer und Schnepfen) |
| Genus | Gallinago |
| Arten | Gallinago magellanica |
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